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Not necessarily..... but we do for negligence and incompetence. It was wet, cars in front were stopping, he didnt by a margin and his error was enough to take out a few cars. Same with Stroll. If it was RoGro he would have been banned. As he was at Spa a few years ago for the same sort of error (ok on a slightly larger scale!
) Technical delegate Jo Bauer therefore referred the matter to the stewards, stating that "only a 0.3 litre sample" of fuel was able to be extracted from the car.
That was in breach with Article 6.6.2 of the 2021 Formula One Technical Regulations, which says that "competitors must ensure that a 1.0 litre sample of fuel may be taken from the car at any time during the event".
Afterwards Aston Martin attempted to extract the required one litre sample under the FIA's supervision, but it failed to do so, earning Vettel a disqualification.
In their verdict, issued at 10pm local time, the FIA stewards noted: "The team was given several opportunities to attempt to remove the required amount of fuel from the tank, however it was only possible to pump 0.3 litres out.
"During the hearing in presence of the FIA Technical Delegate and the FIA Technical Director, the team principal of Aston Martin stated that there must be 1.44 litres left in the tank, but they are not able to get it out. This figure is calculated using the FFM or injector model.
"Given this situation, car No. 5 is not in compliance with the requirements of Art. 6.6 FIA Technical Regulations. According to Art. 6.6.2 competitors must ensure that a 1.0 litre sample of fuel may be taken from the car at any time. The procedure was followed however the 1.0 litre sample of fuel was unable to be taken."
Aston Martin have the right to appeal the stewards' decision but it is not yet clear if they will do so.
The decision is a boost for Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton in his title fight against Red Bull's Max Verstappen as he moves up from third to second and increases his championship lead from six to eight points, Verstappen also scoring an extra point by moving up to ninth.
Ferrari's Carlos Sainz Jr inherits the final spot on the podium, while Williams duo Nicholas Latifi and George Russell also massively benefits by each scoring two extra points, taking the team's total to 10.
Alfa Romeo's Kimi Raikkonen moves up to 10th to take the final point.
It did remind me of most of my starts on the F1 gameEverso Biggyballies wrote: ↑2 years agoNot necessarily..... but we do for negligence and incompetence. It was wet, cars in front were stopping, he didnt by a margin and his error was enough to take out a few cars. Same with Stroll. If it was RoGro he would have been banned. As he was at Spa a few years ago for the same sort of error (ok on a slightly larger scale!
Fueled for a wet race maybe?Everso Biggyballies wrote: ↑2 years ago Apparently only the top 3 are automatically checked for fuel samples post race so George may get away with it. (Others not in top 3 are random selection)
The teams have different fuel suppliers (example: Ferrari have an exclusive contract with Shell) and the fuel used must be tested to meet a certain minimum standard to ensure fairness. There are some additives allowed and some not, but I can't tell you which is which. I know it needs to meet a max Octane at least.
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Brabham is the usual target of accusation. Things were different then, it was called progressDoubleFart wrote: ↑2 years ago Teams were basically using rocket fuel years back before controls right?
What I don't get is why none of them changed tyres during the red.Picci wrote: ↑2 years ago Well after that race there are things to reflect on.
I think the FiA definitely didn’t like the way no one bar Hamilton took to the grid at the restart. They’ll probably introduce some sort of system where there’ll be two SC-led laps whenever there are changes in track conditions and then get drivers to commit to their tyres on the grid.
A moral victory anyway. Good to see, people seemed to think 4 world titles was some kind of flukeXcraigX wrote: ↑2 years ago Vettel's disqualification is disheartening. I was so happy to see him looking more like his old self. In fact this entire year he has been more like his old self. Shows you how badly Ferrari grind their drivers down.
The teams have different fuel suppliers (example: Ferrari have an exclusive contract with Shell) and the fuel used must be tested to meet a certain minimum standard to ensure fairness. There are some additives allowed and some not, but I can't tell you which is which. I know it needs to meet a max Octane at least.
And what's the reasoning behind only selecting certain cars for tests as well? What if P2 is later disqualified, and P4 is moved up to P3 after the fact but wasn't tested - and was otherwise also illegal?
Let the record books show that he finished down with StrollWhite six wrote: ↑2 years agoA moral victory anyway. Good to see, people seemed to think 4 world titles was some kind of flukeXcraigX wrote: ↑2 years ago Vettel's disqualification is disheartening. I was so happy to see him looking more like his old self. In fact this entire year he has been more like his old self. Shows you how badly Ferrari grind their drivers down.
The teams have different fuel suppliers (example: Ferrari have an exclusive contract with Shell) and the fuel used must be tested to meet a certain minimum standard to ensure fairness. There are some additives allowed and some not, but I can't tell you which is which. I know it needs to meet a max Octane at least.
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