Team GBR protest Germany win

Hulkenberg stalled as he exited his pit after taking his mandatory stop. He only lost around eight seconds thanks to the reactions of his team, and won the race comfortably from Robbie Kerr.

An initial protest of the result was thrown out because Great Britain lodged it more than 30 minutes after the first results were posted, but the team intend to pursue the matter.

Team co-coordinator Pual Anthony said: "The only reason why we put in our protest so late is that we were told by three members of A1 staff that the stewards were dealing with the matter.

"We are going to pursue this because the regulations have not been treated with respect. This is a big championship and there is a lot at stake."

Team GBR's case is based around a rule which reads: "A supplementary device temporarily connected to the car may only be used to start the engine in the pits or on the starting grid."

Team GBR believe that this means a car cannot be started with any other method.

However, the stewards took the view that this means an electric starter may only be used on the grid or in the pits.

A1GP general manager John Wickham said: "We allow cars to be push started off the grid and on the track (the pit lane is considered part of the track). The stewards considered the matter and decided that there was no case."