Vettel completed second on the Hungaroring after rising up the order early on following the chaotic opening lap, narrowly shedding out on victory to Alpine’s Esteban Ocon.
It marked Vettel’s second podium of the yr for Aston Martin, however the four-time world champion is prone to being thrown out of the race.
Throughout the post-race scrutineering checks, the FIA discovered that it couldn’t take sufficient gas out of Vettel’s automobile to supply the one litre pattern required beneath the rules.
Vettel didn’t full the cool-down lap after taking the chequered flag, parking his automobile in conjunction with the observe at Flip 12 after being ordered to cease by Aston Martin over workforce radio.
In a bulletin issued after the race, technical delegate Jo Bauer wrote that he can be referring the matter to the stewards.
“After the race it was checked on automobile quantity 5 whether or not a 1.0 litre pattern of gas could possibly be taken from the automobile,” the discover reads.
Sebastian Vettel, Aston Martin AMR21, 2nd place, is cheered over the road
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“It was doable to take solely a 0.3 litre pattern following the procedures layed out in Article 6.6.4 of the 2021 Method One Technical Laws.
“Subsequently I’m referring this matter to the stewards for his or her consideration, as this isn’t in compliance with Article 6.6.2 of the 2021 Method One Technical Laws.”
Article 6.6.2 reads that “rivals should be certain that a 1.0 litre pattern of gas could also be taken from the automobile at any time in the course of the occasion”.
Earlier incidents occurred in 2012, the place each Vettel and then-McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton had been thrown out of qualifying classes for failing to supply a big sufficient gas pattern.
A consultant from Aston Martin is required to report back to the stewards at 8:20pm native time in Hungary over the dearth of gas pattern.
If Vettel had been disqualified, it will promote Hamilton into second place, whereas Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz Jr would full the rostrum in third for Ferrari.
It might additionally provide a giant factors enhance for Williams, who would see Nicholas Latifi and George Russell rise to seventh and eighth place, respectively.