Mercedes Drops Right Of Review Bid Over George Russell’s Monaco Grand Prix Penalties

Mercedes has confirmed it will not pursue its Right of Review request regarding the penalties George Russell received during the Monaco Grand Prix.
The FIA announced on Thursday that Mercedes had withdrawn the submission, with the team officially confirming the decision in a statement released on Friday morning.
Mercedes explained that, following discussions with the FIA and Formula One Management, pursuing the request would not achieve any positive outcome for either the team or the sport.
The controversy stems from the reinstatement of Pierre Gasly’s third-place finish after Alpine successfully challenged the penalties Gasly received for pitlane speeding during the race.
Alpine’s challenge proved successful after FOM, the official timing systems supplier of the championship, admitted that the speed measurements used in Monaco were incorrect.
That revelation sparked wider controversy, as four other drivers had also been penalised for the same offence during the race, including Mercedes’ George Russell.
Russell’s situation was made considerably more difficult by the fact he received a drive-through penalty while attempting to serve his original punishment, dropping him outside the top ten.
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff had already admitted he saw very little chance of getting Russell’s result overturned, but the team still filed the Right of Review request to protect its position.
“We had a limited time window in which to apply for the Right of Review during the race weekend in Barcelona, and did so in order to reserve our position in this regard,” the team’s statement read.
Following conversations with the FIA and Formula One Management, Mercedes concluded that cancelling Russell’s drive-through penalty or receiving any form of sporting compensation was simply not possible.
“Our subsequent collaborative discussion with FIA and Formula One has shown their determination to review the unique circumstances arising from the Monaco Grand Prix and to proactively address the factors that caused them,” Mercedes said.
“In the face of this clear determination, we have concluded that further pursuit of our Right of Review application will not serve our team or the sport and thus we have withdrawn our submission.”
The controversy surrounding the Monaco Grand Prix results is not yet resolved, however, as both Red Bull and McLaren have protested the reinstatement of Gasly’s podium finish, with that matter now heading to the FIA’s International Court of Appeal.
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