Mercedes withdraws the right to review at the Monaco GP: “Constructive discussions with FIA and F1. Continuing would not have been beneficial for the sport”

Step back

As already confirmed in an official note released by the FIA, Mercedes has withdrawn its Right of Review which had been submitted to contest the penalties assigned to George Russell during the Monaco GP on June 7. However, now even Mercedes itself has confirmed and explained this decision, which represents a step back from what was decided by the Brackley team after – during the Barcelona GP weekend – the stewards decided to cancel the penalty given in Monaco to Pierre Gasly, thus restoring the third place to the Alpine Frenchman that he had earned on track.

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Mercedes, in explaining this withdrawal of the Right of Review, referred to “constructive discussions” held with the federation and with Formula 1 itself and also to the interest of the sport. It remains to be seen what strategy Red Bull and McLaren will decide to adopt, the other teams that had officially contested the decisions made by the stewards during the controversial race in the Principality. Below is the statement released by Mercedes.

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The text of the Mercedes statement

“We have confirmed the withdrawal of our request for ‘Right of Review’ related to the penalties received and served by George Russell during the Monaco Grand Prix. Following the decision to cancel Pierre Gasly’s time penalty, it was important for us to explore all available options to address the impact of the pit lane speeding penalty given to George on his race result. We had a limited time window to request the Right of Review during the Barcelona race weekend, and we did so to protect our position on the matter. Our subsequent constructive discussion with the FIA and Formula 1 demonstrated their determination to review the unique circumstances arising from the Monaco Grand Prix and to proactively address the factors that caused them. In light of this clear determination, we concluded that pursuing our Right of Review request would be of no benefit to either our team or the sport, and therefore we have withdrawn our application“.

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