Wolff working behind the scenes to avoid Racing Point appeal

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff is working behind the scenes, acting as a "mediator" to try and settle Racing Point's brake duct case and avoid it going to the FIA Court of Appeal.

On Friday, the FIA Stewards found Racing Point to be in breach of F1's technical rules, having copied the design of Mercedes 2019 brake ducts to use the component on its 2020 car.

The Silverstone-based squad was fined €400,000 and docked 15 points from the Constructors' championship.

Four teams, Ferrari, McLaren, Renault and Williams subsequently signified their intention to appeal the verdict, criticizing its leniency while Racing Point also lodged an appeal to clear its name as it considers that it has done nothing wrong.

Teams have until Wednesday morning to formalize their appeal process in front of the FIA's International Court of Appeal. But Wolff has warned against an appeal procedure and the prolonged litigation it will likely induce.

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The Mercedes boss has therefore intervened and communicated with all parties to try and convince teams to abandon the appeal process.

"I don’t think that anybody is interested in this continuing forever and going to the International Court of Appeal," Wolff told Sky Sports F1 after Sunday's 70th Anniversary Grand Prix.

"It will be a month or two until there is the case with lawyers involved, and therefore, everyone is trying to be pragmatic. I was invited to be the mediator between the two groups, which I tried to satisfy."

As the supplier of Racing Point's brake ducts before the component was added to F1's index of listed parts - or parts that must be designed in-house by a team - Mercedes has been singled out by some of its rivals for its involvement in the case.

Why? Because the German team supplied the brake ducts in early January of this year as a spare part for pre-season testing, or six days after the element was added to the "listed parts" index.

However, the FIA did not consider the transfer to be a significant violation of the regulations as Racing Point had gained no advantage from entering into possession of the components at that stage.

"We have not been protested. We have done nothing wrong," reassured Wolff. "I strongly believe that Racing Point has done nothing wrong.

"I believe that if this goes to the International Court of Appeal, the lawyers and the barristers have a strong opinion that this is a case that has very, very solid pillars, and therefore everybody’s in a good place about that.

"I’m speaking to Ola [Kallenius, Mercedes’ chief executive] every single day, we’re speaking about good things and bad things. Obviously, our reputation is very important, but it is intact.

"If someone thinks that we have done something wrong, they should protest, and we’re happy to go to court."

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