With five laps to go Rosberg’s vehicle was terminal and stuck in seventh gear, but instructions over the pit radio allowed him to fix the problem and continue on for second place.
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“The Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula 1 Team today chose to withdraw its notice of intention to appeal against the decision of the Stewards of the British Grand Prix”, said the team in a statement.
However the Stewards saw things differently and Mercedes have now lodged an appeal against the decision to hand Rosberg a time penalty.
The penalty dropped Rosberg from second to third, costing the German three World Championship points.
“Having considered the matter extensively, the Stewards determined that the team gave some instructions to the driver that were specifically permitted under Technical Directive 014-16”, read a statement from the stewards.
In a statement Monday a team statement said: “The Team accepts the Stewards’ interpretation of the regulation, their decision and the associated penalty”.
“The Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula 1 Team today chose to withdraw its notice of intention to appeal against the decision of the Stewards of the British Grand Prix”, said the team in a statement.
With no appeal pending, the race classification stands, meaning Rosberg’s lead over Hamilton in the drivers’ standings is just one point after 10 races.
Restrictions over engineer-to-driver advice via team radio were introduced for this season to ensure drivers were driving their cars unaided by the team.
In Austria, the race before Silverstone, Mexican Sergio Perez crashed his Force India auto after a brake failure that the team felt unable to inform him about even for safety reasons.
The German was called out for breaching rules governing what can be said over the radio.
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Mercedes added that they would continue discussions with relevant F1 stakeholders over the coming weeks on “the subject of the perceived over-regulation of the sport”.
