Mercedes are considering legal action after the Monaco Grand Prix result was overturned.
F1’s controversial decision to reinstate Pierre Gasly’s third-place finish has sparked a grievance over George Russell’s race.
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Gasly crossed the finish line in third place before dropping to seventh as a result of two five-second penalties.
Stewards reversed their decision to penalise the Frenchman on Friday, admitting they made a timing error as Gasly drove through the pit lane.
Mercedes are now exploring their options, according to Channel 9, who report the team will appeal the decision along with Red Bull.
Russell was, like Gasly, hit with a penalty for pit-lane speeding.
Mercedes failed to observe his penalties correctly which meant he received a drive-through penalty which dropped him from third to 13th, with a source telling The Telegraph that the team were “livid” about that decision.
“For us as a team, and especially for George, it has massive implications,” team boss Toto Wolff said.
“Clearly without the penalty, and without us not serving it correctly, it would have been a totally different outcome for his race.
“We are assessing as we speak what the Gasly situation does for George. Obviously there are certain timing restraints. We wouldn’t appeal the Gasly result but we’d like the FIA to look at what could be the remedies for George’s race.
“I think we are having some timing limitations, some legal constraints, but definitely I think we have a reason to be annoyed.”
I think talks definitely going forward. But we also need to look at… when I left we were on the phone with our lawyers to see what we can do for George.
“The drive-through, if it didn’t happen, was equivalent to 20 seconds race time. What would that have meant for his result? Do we think realistically we have a chance of reversing the result? I don’t think so.
“But we definitely have to give it a go if we see there is a millimetre of a chance to do so, and bring him back to whatever it was, P3 or P4.”
Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli won the race — his fifth successive victory — with Lewis Hamilton second.
While Red Bull driver Isack Hadjar rounded off the podium spots on Sunday, but has now been relegated down to fourth.