Rosberg allowed to keep British GP win

Nico Rosberg has been allowed to keep his British Grand Prix victory after the Mercedes driver was reprimanded by the stewards for failing to slow for yellow flags during today’s race.

Rosberg crossed the line first on a dramatic afternoon at Silverstone, capitalising on a mechanical failure on Sebastian Vettel’s Red Bull in a race marred by four identical Pirelli tyre failures.

But the FIA had asked Rosberg and a team representative to report to the race stewards, with 1992 world champion Nigel Mansell among their number, for appearing to fail to observe the yellow flags.

However, he was reprimanded, rather than handed a time penalty, rubber-stamping his second win of the season and third of his career.