Aston Martin have had their request for an appeal rejected ( though they have a second one in place ) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/58152978 So there never was 1.4 litres left because of a fuel leak .
That does make more sense, pity though but rules are rules. I guess that's the problem with relying on sensors! Sometimes they don't tell the full story! At least Seb now knows that his performance was not due to using extra fuel! He finished 2nd all on his own merit, well after a lucky first corner. That has got to be a boost for his self confidence.
I was more thinking that Seb's morale wasn't particularly high in recent times and a good result would give him a boost. It wasn't the weight of fuel that I was thinking of more using some extra fuel to stay close to Occon.