Oscar Piastri has warned the FIA it cannot simply change the Monaco Grand Prix result after the controversial pit lane speeding penalties reshaped the race outcome.<\/p>\n
Five drivers were handed six penalties for exceeding the 60 km\/h speed limit in the Monte Carlo pit lane, but only one team \u2013 Alpine \u2013 lodged a Right of Review as Pierre Gasly did not pit to serve his penalties during the race.<\/p>\n
Oscar Piastri explains why Monaco GP result should stand after FIA review<\/p>\n
Want more PlanetF1.com coverage? Add us as a preferred source on Google<\/a> to your favourites list for news you can trust<\/p>\n Formula 1\u2019s regulations state that penalties taken during a race cannot be appealed. As such, only Alpine was in a position to lodge a Right of Review, with Gasly\u2019s two penalties added to his race time.<\/p>\n The likes of Oscar Piastri<\/a>, Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, who served their pit lane penalties during the Grand Prix, could not request a review.<\/p>\n Alpine\u2019s petition, which was heard on Thursday in Barcelona, was successful due to a crucial piece of evidence that was submitted by FOM showing that the distance used in calculating the F1 Official Timing was \u201cinaccurate and overestimated the speed\u201d<\/a> Gasly was travelling at.<\/p>\n The review took place later on Thursday afternoon, with a verdict expected on Friday morning.<\/p>\n But one driver who feels this isn\u2019t fair is McLaren\u2019s Piastri.<\/p>\n The Australian finished fourth at the Monaco Grand Prix after serving an extra pit stop in order to cover off his five-second penalty.<\/p>\n He feels the race result should not be changed given the impact the penalties had on several other drivers, such as himself, Hamilton and Russell.<\/p>\n \u201cIn the race, it was reasonably obvious, I thought, that there was something weird going on, because maybe you have one or maybe two cars at the same race getting a pit lane speed limit penalty, but not seven or eight, or however many it was,\u201d Piastri told PlanetF1.com and other media in Spain.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a shame, because it\u2019s obviously impacted the result of the race, one way or another. <\/p>\n \u201cI got a penalty, and if I didn\u2019t have that penalty to serve, I wouldn\u2019t have pitted it again.<\/p>\n \u201cSo, they can\u2019t change the result now, because so many decisions were made in the race based off the penalties that were given, but that kind of thing shouldn\u2019t be happening.\u201d<\/p>\n However, the big loser if Gasly\u2019s penalties should be overturned is Isack Hadjar.<\/p>\n The Red Bull driver benefitted from Gasly\u2019s penalties to finish third to secure his first podium in Red Bull colours. <\/p>\n He now stands to lose that P3, dropping to fourth, which will not only cost him three world championship points but a second F1 podium.<\/p>\n F1 2026: The season\u2019s winners and losers<\/p>\n The results of the F1 2026 championship <\/a><\/p>\n The F1 2026 Drivers\u2019 and Constructors\u2019 Championship standings<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThat would be a shame for my history in Monaco because it would just look good that I signed my contract for Red Bull in Monaco after winning a race and having my first podium for Red Bull in Monaco,\u201d Hadjar said ahead of the verdict. \u201cIt just sounds good. <\/p>\n \u201cThe only downside would be the three points taken away from me, the podium I had, the emotions were there, so it would be three points less.\u201d<\/p>\n Additional reporting by Thomas Maher<\/p>\n Want to be the first to know exclusive information from the F1 paddock? Join our broadcast channel on WhatsApp<\/a> to get the scoop on the latest developments from our team of accredited journalists.<\/p>\n You can also subscribe to the PlanetF1 YouTube channel<\/a> for exclusive features, hear from our paddock journalists with stories from the heart of Formula 1 and much more!<\/p>\n