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The debate: Should the fuel rule should be scrapped?

Sebastian Vettel drove a very strong Grand Prix in Hungary and put his Aston Martin into second place. A fantastic result for a team that normally doesn't get on the podium just like that. He now loses it due to a disqualification, because he had too little fuel in his tank. Disqualification is hard for Aston Martin After every Grand Prix the FIA has to take a sample of the fuel, to check if it is legal. In total one litre has to remain in the tank, something which was not the case with Vettel. For the FIA it is simple: if there are no litres left in the car it is illegal. A disqualification is the logical consequence. I  Aston Martin is still contesting the disqualification. But if the...
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