Aston Martin withdraws appeal in Vettel case

Second in the Hungarian Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) was then disqualified by the FIA ​​stewards. The reason ? Insufficient fuel in the tank at the time of routine post-race inspections. A decision contested by Aston Martin which immediately appealed.

Unfortunately for Gaydon's firm, this challenge was rejected by the FIA ​​once again confirming the disqualification of Sebastian Vettel in Hungary. An evil for a good sinceAston Martin finally decided to withdraw its appeal to the Federation.

« Having considered our position and noted the FIA ​​Stewards' verdict that there was clear new evidence of a fuel system failure, we nevertheless withdrew our appeal as we believe this prevails. on the benefits of being heard again », Explains the English team in a press release published this Thursday, August 12.

HUNGARIAN GP UPDATE: Having considered our position and having noted the FIA ​​stewards’ verdict that there was clear new evidence of a fuel system failure, we have nevertheless withdrawn our appeal on the basis that we believe doing so outweighs the benefits of it being heard. pic.twitter.com/usEmaXPKpd

—Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team (@AstonMartinF1) August 12

Aston Martin appeal withdrawn Sebastian Vettel is definitively disqualified and the final classification of the Hungarian Grand Prix ratified. The German therefore loses the 18 points from his 2nd position and remains 12th in the Drivers' standings with 30 points. Lawrence's team Stroll is 7th on the Manufacturers' side with 48 points.