With many of the top drivers either crashing out or suffering damage into the first corner of the Hungarian GP, teams normally unable to fight at the front or finish on the podium got the rare opportunity to do so. Aston Martin and Sebastian Vettel seemed to do just that when they finished second. However, after the race, Vettel was disqualified because the required fuel sample could not be extracted from his car. Aston Martin have since appealed the decision.
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Aston Martin Believe There Was Enough Fuel In Vettel’s Car
Soon after the race stewards announced the decision to disqualify Vettel, an Aston Martin spokesperson confirmed that they have appealed
“Since we had reason to believe that there was more than one litre of fuel in Sebastian Vettel's car after the Hungarian Grand Prix, we decided to reserve our right to appeal”
Many felt that this appeal will probably be rejected.
Aston Martin team principal Otmar Szafnauer, however, doesn’t agree as he has now explained to Motorsport-Magazin
“We still have 1.44 liters of fuel in the tank. There is only one problem. The feed pump is not working, which is why we had to turn off the car”
He signed off by elaborating how they plan to prove they had more than the 1-litre required amount of fuel remaining
“We know how much fuel we have put in. We know exactly how much we have used via the fuel flow meter. Because we have to declare the starting quantity, we can prove it that way”
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Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz thinks that his “start was great [at the Hungarian GP. He] put [himself] in a very strong position after that” [F1]
They “were in the hunt for the win at that point, but instead [they] lost any real chance of fighting for it”
“[They] had the bad luck of the traffic in the pit lane, which made [them] lose a lot of time behind [Yuki] Tsunoda and [Nicholas] Latifi”, he explained
Williams’ Nicholas Latifi has expounded that “coming into this race it’s what [they] could have hoped for but was probably not what was realistic!” [Sky Sports]
“But the start is what sealed it all, avoiding all the carnage, and then just making the right call”
“So, a double points finish for the team, amazing being P8 in the championship going into the summer break, I guess that’s the best we could have hoped for this weekend”
FIA race director Michael Masi has confirmed that the penalties imposed on Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas and Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll was “considering the rain” [Motorsport Week]
“If it was dry conditions and the same incident happened, it may have been a stronger penalty”
“Based on that, it was quite clear cut and that is why the stewards said in both decisions that both of those drivers were wholly to blame. It was point-blank their mistake”, Masi further clarified
Lance Stroll, meanwhile, explained that “once the incident at the front of the field happened, [he] took the line to the inside to try and avoid making contact”
“But [he] locked up under braking. As soon as that happened, [he] knew [he] would not make the corner because it was so slippery and tricky out there”
He “did all [he] could to avoid contact but, unfortunately, [his] race was over. [They] will take the break to regroup and [they] want to come back stronger in Belgium”
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, who was a victim of Stroll’s mistake, stated that they “knew it was going to be a tricky start, everyone knew that” [Ziggo Sport]
“Then when you're trying to make a move for P4 when you're coming from P15 or so, it's a bit exaggerating”, he added referring to Stroll
F1’s managing director Ross Brawn is of the opinion that “what you see when Fernando is involved in F1 are incredibly tough battles but you always know he is going to be fair”
“I know Lewis was moaning a bit at one stage about Fernando’s defence, but I didn’t think it was a problem”
“Fernando was tough and fair and always gave just about enough space, which is what you have to do”, Brawn surmised
Will Sebastian Vettel’s disqualification be overturned?
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