Nico Rosberg: 'Pirelli dictated tyre test'

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg has insisted that his team had no say in the recent tyre tests that have seen them come under investigation.

Rosberg said that Mercedes gained little from the tests that were fully dictated by the tyre manufacturer and that the pending investigation had no effect on his preparations as a driver.

"It's a full-on Pirelli test, they dictate what we do," Rosberg told Sky Sports News. "We have no say whatsoever, they say 'Here, you're doing this, that, that and that' and that's it. The engineers they have run our program, so it's not up to us to learn anything or decide on anything that we do.

"The team is handling it, I'm fully focused on what I'm doing - it hasn't had any effect on me in the preparation. I haven't noticed, but I know the team is working closely together with the FIA to get through it quickly."

Mercedes are currently fourth in the team rankings.