Mercedes have withdrawn their request for a right of review into the Monaco Grand Prix result after Alpine's successful appeal saw Pierre Gasly reinstated to the podium.
Gasly was one of five drivers - including Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton, McLaren's Oscar Piastri, Alpine's Franco Colapinto and Mercedes' George Russell - who received five-second time penalties for speeding in the pit lane.
In the case of Russell, he failed to serve his five-second time penalty correctly at a pit stop, so was handed a drive-through penalty which saw him drop to 12th when he was on course for a likely podium.
But, unlike the other drivers, Gasly did not serve his two five-second penalties for speeding at a pit stop and 10 seconds were added to his finishing time, which originally demoted him from third to seventh.
Alpine appealed the penalties and provided evidence that Monaco's pit lane distance was incorrect, thus the drivers' speed was also being measured incorrectly.
The stewards regarded this evidence as a "significant and relevant new element" so Gasly's penalties were rescinded.
As for Russell, he and Mercedes lost 15 points in their championship fights and the Silver Arrows believe the pit lane distance, plus Gasly's penalties being overturned, is new evidence that could change the race classification.
The FIA had announced on Wednesday that the first stage of the right of review would be held on Saturday morning, but on Thursday evening the FIA announced that Mercedes' request had been withdrawn.
In a statement issued on Friday morning, Mercedes said: "Following the decision to rescind Pierre Gasly's time penalty, it was important for us to explore all available options to address the impact of George's pitlane speeding penalty on his race result.
"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.
"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.
"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concluded that further pursuit of our Right of Review application will not serve our team or the sport and thus we have withdrawn our submission."
McLaren and Red Bull chose a different route, submitting appeals over Gasly's reinstatement with the FIA International Court of Appeal - where an independent panel will review their cases in Paris.
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