Aston Martin withdraws appeal against Vettel GP disqualification from Hungary

Vettel was excluded from his second place at the Hungaroring after the FIA ​​was unable to take the minimum one liter of fuel required for the technical inspections after the race.

Aston Martin was initially confident that beyond the 0.3 liters the FIA ​​received, there was more than enough fuel left in the car but was inaccessible due to a failure of the fuel pump system.

According to telemetry data recorded during the race, Aston Martin had estimated the car should have had at least 1.44 liters more fuel than the FIA ​​had received.

After the Hungarian Grand Prix, Vettel’s Aston Martin car was confiscated by the FIA ​​and taken to the umbrella organization’s facilities in France in case it was needed as evidence for a court hearing.

Aston Martin immediately appealed, also demanding a right to review the FIA ​​commissioners’ decision to disqualify Vettel after finding the disqualification to be unfair.

Despite new evidence that a fuel cell pressure relief value had in fact not prevented fuel from being pumped into the tank, the FIA ​​denied the request for review.

Sebastian Vettel, Aston Martin AMR21, 2nd place, is cheered across the line by his team

Photo by: Glenn Dunbar / Motorsport Images

The Aston Martin investigation also found that the technical malfunction had resulted in a fuel leak, which meant there wasn’t as much fuel in the car as Aston Martin initially suspected.

While the evidence presented to the FIA ​​regarding the failure was new, the fact that there was no evidence that there was more than a liter of fuel on board resulted in the termination of the case.

After considering his position, Aston Martin has now decided to withdraw his appointment – Vettel’s second place is gone.

In a tweet posted on Thursday, Aston Martin said, “After reviewing our position and taking note of the FIA ​​stewards’ verdict that there was clear new evidence of a fuel system failure, we nevertheless withdrew our appeal as we did.” Are of the opinion that this is the case outweighs the benefits of being heard. “

Vettel’s confirmed exclusion means Lewis Hamilton is second to Esteban Ocon in the race, while Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz Jr takes the final podium in third.