Pierre Gasly Reawarded Monaco GP Podium, Alpine Succeed with Appeal
New evidence showed the pit-lane timing distance was measured incorrectly, and FIA stewards said Gasly stayed within the 60 km/h limit.
- Gasly has been re-awarded third place for the Monaco Grand Prix after Alpine successfully appealed his post-race pit-lane speeding penalties, reversing the decision that dropped The Frenchman to seventh.
- The FIA accepted new evidence showing the official pit-lane timing system used 2692 cm instead of the 2615 cm shortest route available, creating a 77 centimetres discrepancy that meant Gasly did not exceed the 60 km/h speed limit.
- Mercedes told ESPN the team are "livid" at the outcome, having raised concerns about the measurement system on Friday; Isack Hadjar drops to fourth, losing his first Red Bull podium as a result.
- Alpine welcomed the FIA's decision, thanking Formula One Management for its "transparency and co-operation," while Formula One Management admitted the process identified a "measurement discrepancy" and promised procedural refinements.
- The Review process highlighted procedural gaps as Alpine now prepares for this weekend's Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, applying lessons from the measurement error identified during the appeal hearing.
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Do not grant me the achievement after having taken away my experience. The moment, the selfies and the postureo seem more important than the fact that the FIA (exceptionally) has recognized the error of measurement in the GP of Monaco and has given the third place of the GP of Monaco to Pierre Gasly. According to his words the restitution and the trophy is not enough because, according to the presumption of the pilot, they stole the experience.
The Frenchman, "extremely happy", saw the cancellation of his two penalties received during the race on Sunday, allowing him to recover his third place.
Formula 1 Stewards After Massive Mishap Mangles Monaco: Oopsie Daisy!
On Sunday in Monaco, Alpine's Pierre Gasly received pit-lane speed penalties totaling 10 seconds, which demoted him down to P7; on Thursday, Formula 1 reporter Chris Medland reported that Alpine's appeal for a review of those penalties had been deemed admissible. From that point it was obvious shenanigans would abound, no matter the review's result, and here shenanigans have arrived: On Friday, the stewards confirmed that the penalties had been …
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