- Vettel finished second at the Hungarian F1 Grand Prix to achieve his and Aston Martin’s best result of 2021, but was disqualified hours after the race.
- The Formula 1 technical team found that Aston Martin was unable to provide the liters of fuel required and was only able to extract 300 ml from Vettel’s AMR21.
- One liter is required to carry out the relevant checks during the F1 post-race inspection.
Formula 1 has had a summer break for a few days, but the exact score remains uncertain as Aston Martin has decided to appeal against Sebastian Vettel’s disqualification after finishing second in Hungary.
Vettel finished second at the Hungaroring to achieve his and Aston Martin’s best result of 2021, but was disqualified hours after the race after the Formula 1 technical team discovered that Aston Martin was unable to produce the liter of fuel required and only extract 300 ml of Vettels AMR21.
The rule is to ensure that the teams are using the fuel they have registered with the FIA and one liter is required to carry out the appropriate controls. In fact, this is one of many mechanisms that Formula 1’s governing body, the FIA, has put in place to ensure that no one tampered with the fuel.
Aston Martin stated that he believed there was an additional 1.44 liters in the tank that could not be removed for unexplained reasons and intended to appeal the disqualification. As a result, Vettel’s car was confiscated and taken to the FIA’s technical facility.
The appeal intent gave the team 96 hours to decide whether or not to move forward with an appeal. On Thursday evening, Aston Martin in the UK gave the go-ahead for appeal before the appeal deadline and also requested a right of review.
Aston Martin said in a statement that it has “discovered significant new evidence of the sanction that was not available to it at the time of the FIA stewards’ decision”. In effect, this means that a new hearing will be held where the Hungaroring Round stewards will be recalled to see if the new evidence presented by Aston Martin is worth considering. Irrespective of the success of the right of review, an appeal procedure will then be negotiated.
Aston Martin emphasized, “There was and is no indication that Vettel’s AMR21 benefited from a performance benefit from the alleged violation of the regulations or that it was deliberate.”
The outcome of Aston Martin’s appeal and the right to review will affect the championship standings.
If Vettel is reinstated, Lewis Hamilton will have a six-point lead over Max Verstappen in the battle for the drivers’ title, not the eight-point cushion he currently enjoys. This would also mean that Mercedes ‘current lead over Red Bull Racing in the F1 Constructors’ Championship will be reduced to 10.
Though less glamorous than the drivers’ battle, the result will be decisive for Aston Martin’s season as well. His main rival for fifth place in the championship, Alpine, scored high points in Hungary thanks to Esteban Ocon’s shock victory and fifth place for Fernando Alonso, who finished fourth after Vettel’s expulsion. AlphaTauri also had a strong result.
Alpine now has 77 points, with AlphaTauri on 68 and Aston Martin – after the exclusion – on 48, who have to face a tough battle in this fight.
If Aston Martin is successful with its calling, Alpine will sit on a reduced 75, Aston Martin 66 and AlphaTauri 64. Every position is worth prize money and prestige on pecking order teams.
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