Aston Martin drop appeal against Sebastian Vettel’s disqualification from the F1 Hungarian Grand Prix
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Updated 12/08/2021 at 18:13 GMT
Vettel finished second in the race on August 1, but he was then stripped of the points as he did not have the required one litre sample of fuel that stewards needed after the race. The team have effectively withdrawn their appeal after asking the sport's governing body FIA if they were likely to be successful.
Sebastian Vettel finished second at the Hungarian Grand Prix but was disqualified
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Sebastian Vettel will not have his points reinstated from the F1 Hungarian Grand Prix after Aston Martin withdrew their appeal against his disqualification.
The four-time world champion had his runner-up position stripped after his car was unable to provide the mandatory one litre sample of fuel which is taken after each race.
Although the team believed they were not in the wrong, they spoke to governing body the FIA on a ‘right to review’ basis, and were told they had no grounds for appeal.
"Having considered our position and having noted the FIA stewards' verdict that there was clear new evidence of a fuel system failure, we have nonetheless withdrawn our appeal on the basis that we believe doing so outweighs the benefits of it being heard," said a statement from Aston Martin.
The disqualification benefits Britain’s Lewis Hamilton, with the reigning world champion promoted from third to second, giving him an eight point advantage over nearest challenger Max Verstappen.
The next race takes place in Belgium at the end of the month.
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