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

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14:58, 12 Aug 2021

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having noted the FIA stewards’ verdict that there was clear new evidence of a fuel system failure, we have nonetheless withdrawn our appeal on the basis that we believe doing so outweighs the benefits of it being heard.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	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	115
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	106
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	73
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	68
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	55
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	41
9	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	34
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	28
11	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	16
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	13
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

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

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