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Gasly Loses Monaco Podium After McLaren and Red Bull Win Appeals
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In Short: Alpine's Pierre Gasly loses his Monaco podium place after McLaren and Red Bull successfully appeal his reinstatement penalties.
Alpine F1 team boss Flavio Briatore has initiated a dispute with McLaren following the FIA International Court of Appeal's decision to reinstate Pierre Gasly's penalties from the Monaco Grand Prix. The appeal, which was heard in Paris on August 25, was brought by McLaren and Red Bull, who argued that changing the measurement benchmark retrospectively undermined sporting fairness, as competitors had calibrated their pitlane speed limiters using the original measurements.
The decision to reinstate Gasly's penalties was a significant reversal, but McLaren and Red Bull's appeal has now succeeded, effectively removing Gasly from the podium position he had secured in Monaco. This move has sparked tension between Alpine and McLaren, with Briatore expressing his dissatisfaction with the outcome.
George Russell set the pace in Friday practice for the Italian Grand Prix, ahead of Charles Leclerc, marking an encouraging start for the home favourite team. Despite this, the focus remains on the ongoing controversy surrounding Gasly's penalties and the implications for future F1 regulations and appeals processes.
The FIA's decision to hold a 2027 season launch event in Milan next February, two years after the F1 75 Live event at the O2 arena, adds to the excitement surrounding the upcoming season, though the current dispute may cast a shadow over the event.
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- Manage alerts on breaking news and favorite drivers What we learned from Friday practice at the 2026 F1 Italian GP F1 Italian GP: Russell beats Leclerc to top second practice What we learned from the Gasly Monaco GP Court of Appeal hearing Briatore questions Monaco GP appeal integrity in explosive Italian GP press conference Why Norris wanted to set up his own single-seater race team F1 Italian GP: Leclerc heads Ferrari 1-2 in opening practice LIVE: F1 Italian GP updates - Russell leads FP2 as Leclerc spins Alpine Formula 1 driver Pierre Gasly has lost his Monaco Grand Prix podium finish after all, as his penalties for pitlane speeding stand, the FIA’s International Court of Appeal (ICA) has ruled.
- The Court ruled on Friday that the penalties do stand, so Gasly is back down to seventh, with fellow countryman Hadjar inheriting the third place the Red Bull racer celebrated post-race.
- The dispute began when the Official Timing System recorded Gasly at 60.4 and 60.5 km/h against Monaco's 60 km/h pit-lane limit.
- Red Bull and McLaren appealed the decision to overturn Gasly’s penalties, arguing that reversing the punishment created an unfair situation for competitors who had already served similar penalties during the race.
- Na manhã desta sexta-feira (4), a Federação Internacional de Automobilismo (FIA) divulgou o resultado da audiência realizada em agosto, acatando as apelações de McLaren e Red Bull e restabelecendo as punições aplicadas ao piloto da Alpine durante a prova.
- Red Bull e McLaren, no entanto, recorreram da decisão e registraram o pedido em 16 de junho.
- A hearing was held in Paris on August 25th, where McLaren and Red Bull appealed against decisions 1 and 2 in document 99 of the Monaco Grand Prix, where the stewards decided to cancel two five-second time penalties handed to Gasly for speeding in the pit-lane, after Alpine had successfully lodged a right of review.
- Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar and McLaren ’s Piastri lost out, dropping from third and fourth to fourth and fifth.