Mercedes withdraws Rosberg appeal
Mercedes has decided to withdraw its appeal over Nico Rosberg's 10-second time penalty from the British Grand Prix.
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The Brackley-based outfit had until Thursday to decide if it wanted to go through with its notification to appeal Rosberg losing his second place finish.
But on Monday, it decided that it would accept the punishment for breaking F1's radio rules.
Communication Mercedes had given to Rosberg to help him overcome a gearbox failure in the closing stages of the race was deemed to have gone too far in helping him with performance of his car.
The punishment meant he lost second place to Max Verstappen, and leaves him just one point ahead of Lewis Hamilton in the drivers' championship.
"The Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula 1 Team today decided to withdraw its notice of intention to appeal against the decision of the Stewards of the British Grand Prix," said the team in a statement.
"We were able to prove to the Stewards that a car-stopping gearbox failure was imminent and, as such, were permitted within the rules to advise Nico of the required mode change.
"However, the advice to avoid seventh gear was considered to breach TD/016-16, and therefore Article 27.1 of the Sporting Regulations.
"The Team accepts the Stewards' interpretation of the regulation, their decision and the associated penalty.
"During the coming weeks, we will continue discussions with the relevant F1 stakeholders on the subject of the perceived over-regulation of the sport. "
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