Mercedes decided to break the Formula 1 paddock curfew to change the fuel system on Lewis Hamilton's car ahead of Sunday's United States Grand Prix.
Mercedes has described the measure as "precautionary", and its curfew break was the first of the team's two individual exceptions allowed during the course of the season.
The FIA has confirmed members of the team were within the confines of the circuit in Austin during the eight-hour curfew period that commenced at 11pm local time on Friday night.
Although Hamilton topped the first practice session, the three-time champion could only finish third quickest in FP2, almost three tenths of a second behind team-mate Nico Rosberg, with Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo splitting the duo.
Hamilton bemoaned "disastrous" brake setting changes during the two sessions for disrupting the afternoon run and "struggling to finish a lap without oversteer".
Hamilton goes into the weekend trailing team-mate Nico Rosberg by 33 points with only 100 to play for from the final four grands prix.
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