24 hours after being given a date on which to produce its evidence for a Right of Review, Mercedes has dropped the appeal.

The hearing was due to take place on Saturday, at which time the stewards would determine the admissibility of the Gertman team's petition, and then, if admissible, determine if there was "significant and relevant new element which was unavailable to the stewards at the time of the decision concerned".

Tonight the stewards issued a brief statement.

"The Stewards have been informed by Mercedes that they are withdrawing the petition for review in respect of the decisions of the stewards of the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix, breach of Article B1.6.3a of the FIA F1 Regulations in relation to Car 63," it read.

"We can confirm that we have withdrawn our right of Review submission relating to the penalties received and served by George Russell during the Monaco Grand Prix," said the German team in a subsequent statement.

"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," said Mercedes in a statement.

"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concluded that further pursuit of our Right of Review application will not serve our team or the sport and thus we have withdrawn our submission."

However, McLaren, and it is believed Red Bull, have lodged notices of appeal.