Mercedes withdraw Monaco Grand Prix appeal
Summary
Mercedes has withdrawn its appeal against the Monaco Grand Prix results, where George Russell dropped from third to 12th place due to a penalty for pit-lane speeding. The team decided not to continue because there was no way to restore Russell’s position, and ongoing protests from other teams are still being considered by Formula 1 officials.Key Facts
- Mercedes appealed the Monaco Grand Prix result due to a penalty against George Russell for speeding in the pit lane.
- Pierre Gasly’s 10-second penalty for the same offence was overturned after an error in how officials measured the pit lane speed limit.
- Russell’s penalty led him to drop from third place to 12th.
- Russell was given a drive-through penalty for not serving a five-second penalty correctly during the race.
- The appeal was complicated because Russell’s penalty situation involved multiple race events like safety cars and crashes.
- Mercedes concluded there was no way to change Russell’s final position under current rules and withdrew the appeal.
- Other teams, McLaren and Red Bull, have lodged separate protests still being reviewed by FIA.
- Mercedes worked with FIA and Formula 1 officials and agreed further legal action wouldn’t benefit the team or the sport.
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