{"id":949393,"date":"2026-11-02T02:38:13","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T02:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/949393\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T02:38:13","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T02:38:13","slug":"alpine-drivers-penalised-post-race-ryo-hirakawa-scores-on-f1-debut-at-mexico-gp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/949393\/","title":{"rendered":"Alpine drivers penalised post-race, Ryo Hirakawa scores on F1 debut at Mexico GP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/pierre-gasly\/19626\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Pierre\u00a0Gasly<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/franco-colapinto\/875899\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Franco Colapinto<\/a> have both been given post-race penalties which have dropped them out of the points and resulted in Haas debutant Ryo Hirakawa scoring on his Formula 1 debut at the Mexico Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<p>Both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/team\/alpine\/24858\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Alpine<\/a> drivers faced post-race investigations with the\u00a0FIA stewards for failing to slow under yellow flags during the Mexico City race. In the provisional results Colapinto finished in eighth place while his team-mate Gasly took 10th.<\/p>\n<p>Gasly was given a stop-and-go penalty for failing to slow sufficiently under double waved yellows \u2013 which was converted into a 30-second penalty post-race \u2013 while Colapinto was given a 10s penalty after the race, having failed to slow sufficiently under single waved yellows.<\/p>\n<p>The Argentinean driver was at risk of the same punishment as\u00a0Gasly, but was cleared of wrongdoing in a double yellow sector because \u201cthere was sufficient doubt that the driver had sufficient warning in order to comply with the requirements, so did not determine that there was any breach in relation to that sector,\u201d according to the FIA stewards report.<\/p>\n<p>In the final Mexico GP classification it dropped\u00a0Gasly down to 17th place with Colapinto demoted to 15th place.<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/ryo-hirakawa-haas-f1-team.jpg\" alt=\"Ryo Hirakawa, Haas F1 Team\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\"\/> <\/p>\n<p class=\"title\">Ryo Hirakawa, Haas F1 Team<\/p>\n<p class=\"photographer\">Photo by: Manuel Eletto \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Coupled with a post-race 10s penalty for McLaren\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/oscar-piastri\/828689\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Oscar\u00a0Piastri<\/a> for clashing with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/arvid-lindblad\/953482\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Arvid Lindblad<\/a>, it sees the trio of drivers drop out of the points-paying positions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/liam-lawson\/451769\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Liam Lawson<\/a> has moved up to seventh place, originally taken by Piastri, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/team\/audi\/49022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Audi<\/a>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/gabriel-bortoleto\/950450\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Gabriel Bortoleto<\/a> has jumped from outside of the points entirely into eighth place.<\/p>\n<p>The same situation occurs for Red Bull\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/isack-hadjar\/827922\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Isack Hadjar<\/a> who moves from 12th to ninth, while F1 debutant Hirakawa completes the points in 10th place for Haas.<\/p>\n<p>The Japanese driver was a late call-up for the US team after it opted to bench <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/esteban-ocon\/19624\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Esteban\u00a0Ocon<\/a> for unspecified reasons on Friday night, giving the opportunity to Hirakawa to make his F1 race bow.<\/p>\n<p>Read Also:<\/p>\n<p>            We want your opinion!<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-auto\">What would you like to see on Motorsport.com?<\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"#\" class=\"ms-link text-link font-bold\">Take our 5 minute survey.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-1 text-body\">&#8211; 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