Vettel definitively loses P2 due to disqualification, Aston Martin withdraws appeal
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- GPblog.com
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.
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having noted the FIA stewards’ verdict that there was clear new evidence of a fuel system failure, we have nonetheless withdrawn our appeal on the basis that we believe doing so outweighs the benefits of it being heard. pic.twitter.com/usEmaXPKpd
— Aston Martin Cognizant F1 Team (@AstonMartinF1) August 12, 2021