Aston Martin have officially dropped their appeal against Sebastian Vettel's disqualification from the Hungarian Grand Prix. Aston Martin have dropped their appeal against Sebastian Vettel's disqualification in HungaryTheir right to review the incident was waved away by stewards earlier this week, although they looked set to push on with a separate appeal against the punishment. A statement from Aston Martin said they have withdrawn their appeal 'on the basis that we believe doing so outweighs the benefits of it being heard'. Esteban Ocon claimed a fairy-tale first victory in F1 for Alpine, while Vettel's disqualification reshuffled the top three spots. As a result, Vettel missed out on the 18 points in the drivers' and constructors' championships, seeing him fall into 12th spot and Aston Martin drop to seventh.

Source: Daily Mail August 13, 2021 07:23 UTC