F1 appeal date set as Monaco Grand Prix result could change again days after race | F1 | Sport
The Monaco Grand Prix result could change yet again days after the race, with an official date and time set for the Alpine review. It comes after a chaotic race in the principality, with Alpine driver Pierre Gasly fuming with the stewards after picking up multiple five-second penalties for breaching the pitlane speeding limit.
Gasly was one of several drivers to be slapped with penalties for speeding into the pit, with the limit having been reduced in Monaco because of the narrow entry lanes. Gasly picked up two penalties, which saw the Frenchman, who finished third in the race, drop down to seventh in the final classification.
Isack Hadjar took third on the day and celebrated his first Monaco podium alongside Lewis Hamilton and winner Kimi Antonelli on Sunday. But that could be taken away from him later this week, as the FIA have announced a review will be held at midday on Thursday. A decision on reinstating Gasly’s P3 finish will then be made at a second hearing.
As far as Gasly is concerned, it would be a just reward, given he feels the speeding punishment was incorrect. Speaking after the race, he said: “I don’t think there is anything that could hurt me more right now.
“It’s 10 years I’m ******* working my ass off for this type of moment. We did everything right today [for] standing on that podium in front of all the fans that turned up.
“This is the type of moment that for me can’t be taken away from us by unfair reasons. What’s going on right now is not right and hopefully they can make the right choice.”
George Russell, who endured a similarly miserable race, and Hamilton were among the other drivers who suffered penalties in Monaco. It’s unclear whether human error or a different mistake was to blame for the sheer volume of speeding penalties for drivers entering the pit lane.
Elaborating on his misfortune, Gasly added: “I know for a fact that what’s in the car is below the 60kph and I know on both occasions I’ve put it way before the line. That’s probably the most simple setting you can put in a Formula One car.
“When you have three or four teams that get caught for speeding…hopefully it rings a bell to the guys that they need to check exactly what’s going on because it’s just not right.”
There’s no rest for the wicked though, as attention immediately turns towards the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix this weekend. After his fifth consecutive win on the streets of Monaco, Antonelli is eyeing up a sixth victory on the spin.
