LONDON - Lewis Hamilton’s eight-point lead in the Formula One championship was confirmed on Thursday as Aston Martin dropped an appeal against Sebastian Vettel’s Hungarian Grand Prix disqualification.Vettel had finished second in the August 1 race but Hamilton took the position after the German was ruled out for not having the required amount of fuel left in his car for samples to be taken.The added points increased the seven-times world champion Mercedes driver’s advantage from six to eight points over Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.
