F1 INSIDER

01 TEAM APPEALS REJECTED

Red Bull and Aston Martin fail to be heard

02 MERCEDES DRIVER ANNOUNCEMENT IMMINENT

03 NEW SCHUMACHER MOVIE RELEASED

FIA SHUTS DOWN TEAM APPEALS

01 Both Red Bull and Aston Martin have been forced to drop requests to review FIA stewards’ decisions at recent grands prix. In Aston Martin’s case this means Sebastian Vettel’s disqualification from second place at the Hungarian Grand Prix stands.

Red Bull had requested a reassessment of the 10-second penalty handed to Lewis Hamilton after his collision with Max Verstappen on the opening lap of the British Grand Prix. The stewards at that meeting judged Hamilton “predominantly to blame” for the incident with the Red Bull driver, his chief rival for the world title.

But Red Bull felt the 10s penalty – the second mildest on the tariff – was insufficient given that Hamilton went on to win the race while Verstappen hit the tyre barrier at sufficient speed to register a 51G impact. It also contended the cost of the damage would involve making large sacrifices in order to