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Vettel's Hungarian GP disqualification: Had excess fuel at the start

Sebastian Vettel scored a great second place in Hungary before the summer break, but the Aston Martin driver was disqualified afterwards due to a lack of fuel in the tank. The British team appealed but the protest was rejected. A few weeks later more details have emerged about how this could have happened. Too much fuel lost The German Auto, Motor und Sport reports that Vettel was given too much fuel at the start of the race, so he was told to burn a lot of it. However, people were overenthusiastic, so that at the finish there was not one, but 0.3 litres in the tank. Read more Horner praises Perez: 'Shows what he's capable of' "The race was slower than we thought at the start due to...
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