Vettel definitively loses P2 due to disqualification, Aston Martin withdraws appeal

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14:58, 12 Aug 2021

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Aston Martin has reacted to the news that the FIA will not look again at the disqualification of Sebastian Vettel. The Silverstone-based team has decided to withdraw its appeal against the disqualification. This means that the disqualification of Vettel is fixed.

"Having considered our position and noted the FIA stewards' assessment that there was no clear new evidence of a fuel system failure, we have decided to withdraw our appeal," reads the F1 team's statement. The evidence was marked as new, but not as a reason to look again at the penalty.

"We believe that this decision is the best one. This outweighs the benefits of a further hearing," the statement concludes. This also gives Lewis Hamilton a definitive second place and gives Carlos Sainz his second podium of this season.

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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having noted the FIA stewards’ verdict that there was clear new evidence of a fuel system failure, we have nonetheless withdrawn our appeal on the basis that we believe doing so outweighs the benefits of it being heard.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	72
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	63
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	49
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	41
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	25
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	21
7	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	15
9	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	12
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	10
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
13	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	2
15	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
16	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	1
17	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Vettel definitively loses P2 due to disqualification, Aston Martin withdraws appeal

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