Aston Martin Calls for Review of Vettel’s DSQ After Finding “New Evidence”

Vettel was excluded from the ranking after the second place because the FIA ​​could not take the prescribed 1-liter fuel sample from the German’s car after the race.

The FIA ​​said it could only remove 0.3 liters of fuel from Vettel’s car, but Aston Martin insisted that there was 1.74 liters left in the car and announced they would appeal the disqualification.

Aston Martin on Thursday confirmed it had formally appealed after discovering “significant new evidence” that was not available at the time the stewards’ decision was made.

In a team statement it says: “After Sebastian Vettel won the race at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday 1st (a requirement according to the technical regulations of the FIA ​​Formula 1).

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“There was and is no indication that Vettel’s Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One Team AMR21 car benefited from a performance benefit from the alleged violation of the regulations, or that it was deliberate.

“Since the team data showed that there was more than 1.0 liter of fuel in the car after the race – according to the data, 1.74 liters – the team immediately reserved the right to appeal and applied for a right of review in addition to the appeal process. as a result of the discovery of significant new evidence relevant to the sanction which was not available to it at the time of the FIA ​​commissioners’ decision. “

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