Sebastian Vettel from Germany and Aston Martin F1 Team at the Hungarian F1 Grand Prix in Budapest, Hungary.
Photo: Mario Renzi – Formula 1 / Formula 1
• Aston Martins Sebastian Vettel finished second at the Hungarian GP after a crash-damaged start.
• Vettel’s car did not have enough fuel for the stewards to complete the post-race tests and was disqualified.
• The team then appealed, which meant that Vettel was able to keep his second place during the investigation.
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Aston Martin has withdrawn its appeal against Sebastian Vettel’s disqualification from the Hungarian Grand Prix.
The German was robbed of second place in the race on August 1st after a fuel violation because the stewards were unable to take the required liter sample from the four-time world champion’s car.
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Vettels The Aston Martin team then appealed At the same time, a “right of inspection” was requested, which the FIA on Monday (9.
“After examining our position and taking note of the FIA commissioners’ judgment that there was clear new evidence of fuel system failure, we nevertheless withdrew our appeal as we felt it outweighed the benefits of a hearing,” it said read in a statement from Aston Martin.
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This means Lewis Hamilton’s championship lead over Max Verstappen remains at eight points, with the British driver being promoted from third to second after Vettel’s disqualification after a chaotic race.
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