Team statement:

“It has been made clear that another such incident will not be tolerated,” the statement added. “But Nico and Lewis are our drivers and we believe in them. They remain free to race” for the world championship, Mercedes said.”Lewis and “Nico understand and accept the team’s number one rule: there must be no contact between the team’s cars on track. They remain free to race for the 2014 FIA Formula One World Championship.”

Nico Rosberg statement:

“I have already expressed my regret about the incident but, after meeting with Toto, Paddy and Lewis today, I wish to go a step further and describe it as an error of judgement on my part,” said Rosberg.

“For that error of judgement, I apologise to Lewis and the team. I also want to say sorry to the fans who were deprived of our battle for the lead in Belgium. As drivers, we have a clear responsibility to the team, the fans of the sport, our partners and Mercedes-Benz to deliver clean racing. I look forward to concluding the season with hard, fair competition on and off track right up to the final lap of the season in Abu Dhabi,” added Rosberg.

Lewis Hamilton statement:

“Today we came together as a team and discussed our differences. Nico and I accept that we have both made mistakes and I feel it would be wrong to point fingers and say which one is worse than the other. What’s important is how we rise as a team from these situations. We win and we lose together and, as a team, we will emerge stronger. There is a deep foundation that still exists for me and Nico to work from, in spite of our difficult times and differences. We have the greatest team, the strongest group of individuals who have worked their hands to the bone to give us the best car you see us racing today. It’s important that we never forget that and give them the results they deserve. Today, Toto and Paddy told us clearly how we must race against each other from now on in a fair and respectful manner. The fans want to see a clean fight until the end of the season and that’s what we want to give them. It’s going to be a tough road from here but Championships have been won from much further back than I am now. And I promise you that I will be giving everything and more to win this for my team, for my family and for my fans.”