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Vettel finished second in the Hungarian Grand Prix behind Esteban Ocon after being unable to overtake the Alpine driver, to secure his second podium for Aston Martin.
After crossing the finish line, Vettel parked his car on the edge of the track at turn 12 after being questioned by his engineer over the radio.
It later emerged that the German had not completed the cooling lap due to a lack of fuel on his car.
The FIA has not been able to obtain a single one-liter sample during post-race checks as required by law.
Joe Bauer, the technical representative of the FIA, therefore brought the matter before the controllers, noting that they had been able to take a sample of “only 0.3 liters of the German car”.
This was in violation of Article 6.6.2 of the Technical Regulations, which states that a vehicle must have a one-liter sample of fuel at all times during the weekend.
Aston Martin then attempted to extract more fuel to swallow the liter sample under FIA supervision, but failed and the German’s result was overturned.
As a result, Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton gained extra points in his title fight against Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, moving from third to second, taking his advantage over Verstappen in the six-to-eight championship.
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz Jr inherited the final podium, while Williams duo Nicholas Latifi and George Russell each gained two more points, bringing the team’s total to 10 in this race.
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