Mercedes has confirmed that the team intends to appeal the 10-second time penalty the FIA stewards gave to Nico Rosberg after the British Grand Prix for illegal radio messages.
The German driver suffered an issue with his gearbox late in the British GP at Silverstone, which he believed was one lap away from failing.
In a radio conversation with his Mercedes engineering Rosberg was told to switch to "chassis default 0-1" and also to "shift through" seventh gear.
He eventually finished the race in second place but stewards deemed the radio instruction from Mercedes breached Article 27.1 of the sporting regulations.
He was handed a 10-second time penalty, which dropped him from second place to third, behind Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.
Mercedes has now officially confirmed it intends to appeal the decision to give Rosberg the penalty
This now means his lead in the drivers’ championship over Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton is just one point.
Hamilton stormed to a dominant fourth British GP victory on home soil at Silverstone, as well as his fourth win of the 2016 season so far.
