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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlpine have won their right of review into their Monaco penalties for Pierre Gasly. Image: XPB Images<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlpine have won their right of review into their Monaco penalties for Pierre Gasly. Image: XPB Images<\/p>\n
Gasly took the chequered flag in third in Monte Carlo, but was pushed back to seventh in the final classification after being penalised twice for pit lane speeding offences of 0.1 km\/h and 0.4 km\/h.<\/p>\n
However, Alpine successfully argued in Thursday\u2019s hearing that there was new, significant and relevant evidence that had not been available to the stewards when the original penalties were issued.<\/p>\n
The key evidence was supplied by Formula One Management (FOM) and centred on the pit lane measurement used by the timing system, which was found to be \u201cinaccurate and overestimated the speed\u201d of Gasly\u2019s car.<\/p>\n
It means the FIA\u2019s system may have worked as designed during the race, but was relying on incorrect distance data when determining whether cars had exceeded the pit lane speed limit.<\/p>\n
A second hearing into the penalties followed later on Thursday, although the stewards are not expected to issue their verdict until Friday in Barcelona.<\/p>\n
Gasly was one of several drivers hit with pit lane speeding penalties<\/a> during a chaotic Monaco race, with Lewis Hamilton, George Russell, Oscar Piastri and Alpine team-mate Franco Colapinto also among those sanctioned.<\/p>\n Tickets for the 2026 betr Darwin Triple Crown are on sale now. Secure your spot today. The number of penalties raised immediate concerns in the paddock, particularly as several drivers and teams insisted they had been cautious through the pit lane and had not exceeded the 60km\/h limit.<\/p>\n Alpine argued Gasly had activated his pit lane speed limiter before entering the pits and had taken a conservative approach after being warned by his engineers.<\/p>\n The team also claimed the FIA and FOM were aware before the race that there may have been an issue with the timing loops, although representatives from both strongly denied that suggestion during the hearing.<\/p>\n Any change to Gasly\u2019s sanctions could create a broader headache, given other drivers had already served similar penalties during the race rather than having them added to their final race time.<\/p>\n That makes any adjustment to the final result difficult, even if the stewards decide Gasly\u2019s penalties should be rescinded.<\/p>\n The outcome could prove significant for Gasly, who was denied what would have been his first podium of the season and his first around the streets of Monaco<\/a>.<\/p>\n Red Bull\u2019s Isack Hadjar inherited third place<\/a> after Gasly\u2019s penalties were applied, leaving the Alpine driver to process what he later described as the toughest sporting moment of his career.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t want to say too much until the hearing is done and until the team has the conversation with the FIA,\u201d Gasly said.<\/p>\n \u201cI think they\u2019ve worked really hard and basically did the best they could to bring the new evidence.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s been quite a lot of conversation with the team, with the lawyers, with our case, so I\u2019m still very much into what happened and the whole situation.<\/p>\n \u201cBut at the same time, I\u2019m glad that we have another race.<\/p>\n \u201cI was already kind of trying to get my head around it and make sure that I come here, 100 percent of myself to perform here. I think on one side, I\u2019m pleased. We\u2019re proud of the performance.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re very proud of what we achieved in Monaco.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s fair to say this was the hardest day I\u2019ve ever had in F1, and in my sport career, sporting-wise.\u201d<\/p>\n Gasly also clarified that he had been aware of the penalties after the race, despite appearing to celebrate on the in-lap.<\/p>\n \u201cI was aware at that time [of the penalty], it\u2019s just running extremely high on emotions after a perfectly executed race,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n \u201cI was really proud of the performance we had with the team, and crossing the line in third, which should be awarded with the podium, and it was my way of having my moment.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s how I wanted to deal with the situation, to share any type of emotion I had.\u201d<\/p>\n Alpine\u2019s position after the race was that it wanted clarity over how the penalties had been issued, with team boss Steve Nielsen saying the team did not believe its drivers had broken the limit.<\/p>\n \u201cTo be honest, we don\u2019t understand why we got those,\u201d Nielsen said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe don\u2019t understand why a lot of teams got those. I think six infringements, three by our team, one by Ferrari [Lewis Hamilton], one by McLaren [Oscar Piastri], one by Mercedes [George Russell], which is very, very unusual.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s the sort of number you would expect to see across a season, and we saw them all in one race today.\u201d<\/p>\n 2026 F1 Barcelona Grand Prix \u2013 Schedule, how to watch, TV times & more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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