Aston Martin withdraws Sebastian Vettel’s appeal on Hungarian GP fuel disqualification

The results of the Hungarian GP of August 1 are now officially confirmed, Aston Martin not continuing its appeal against the exclusion of Vettel; Lewis Hamilton, promoted to second in revised Budapest results, holds eight points ahead of Max Verstappen

Aston Martin has withdrawn its appeal against Sebastian Vettel’s Hungarian GP disqualification, which means the case is now closed and the results of the last race are published.

Although the team’s request for the right of review in the case was denied by stewards earlier this week, Aston Martin’s separate appeal against the original ruling has remained on hold.

However, Aston Martin has now confirmed that it is not proceeding with a challenge to the FIA ​​International Court of Appeal.

“After considering our position and taking note of the FIA ​​Stewards’ verdict that there was new clear evidence of a fuel system failure, we nonetheless withdrew our appeal on the grounds that we believe it wins on the benefits of being heard, ”the team said in a statement.

The withdrawal of the appeal means that the results of the final race before the F1 summer break on August 1 are now official.

Hungarian GP result: Top 10
1) Esteban Ocon, alpine
2) Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes
3) Carlos Sainz, Ferrari
4) Fernando Alonso, alpine
5) Pierre Gasly, Alpha Tauri
6) Yuki Tsunoda, Alpha Tauri
7) Nicolas Latifi, Williams
8) George Russell, Williams
9) Max Verstappen, Red Bull
10) Kimi Raikkonen, Alfa Romeo

Significantly, Lewis Hamilton’s lead over Max Verstappen remains at eight points after the Mercedes driver was promoted to second by Vettel’s disqualification.

Carlos Sainz of Ferrari took third place. A remarkable race was won by Esteban Ocon of Alpine for the Frenchman’s first victory in F1.

Vettel was disqualified from second place after the FIA ​​was unable to take the mandatory one-liter fuel sample from his car after the race.

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Aston Martin argued that there was even more fuel in its AMR21 and, as part of the evidence they presented to flight attendants in their challenge to the right of review on Monday, the team cited a failure in the overhaul system. fuel as the reason for the problems.

However, while admitting that this was “new” evidence, it was not considered that it also met the criteria of being “relevant” to the case and the case was. therefore was rejected.

The 18 points lost for second place had an impact on the driver’s and team’s positions in the F1 standings after 11 races, with Vettel slipping to 12th in the Drivers’ Championship and Aston Martin falling behind AlphaTauri in seventh.

The 2021 season resumes at the Belgian GP of Spa-Francorchamps from August 27 to 29, the first of nine races scheduled in 11 weeks, live on Sky Sports F1.