Alpine has taken an early success in its ‘right to review’ case of Pierre Gasly’s time penalties accrued during the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix.
The Frenchman finished the race on the famous principality circuit third on the road, but was dropped down to seventh after the stewards concluded he had twice sped in the pit lane.
Gasly was understandably heartbroken by the decision, robbing him of a first top-three finish since Brazil two years ago, handing the final spot on the rostrum to Red Bull driver Isack Hadjar.
The Enstone-based squad immediately gathered evidence it believed helped its stance, and lodged its request for a Right to Review.
With five other drivers earning themselves similar penalties during the race, Alpine pointed towards an error that contributed towards the decision, stating “the FIA and FOM, but not the Race Stewards, were aware in advance of the race that there was an issue with the timing loops in the pitlane,” which was initially refuted.
In the virtual video conference relating to the matter, which was attended by most of Alpine’s rivals, it was determined, through evidence provided by Formula One Management [FOM] that a system measuring pit lane speeds was “inaccurate and overestimated the speed”.
This has led to the sport’s governing body that to Alpine, handing them and Gasly a continued possibility of the result being reversed back into his favour.
A key reason for Alpine’s success at this stage is down primarily to the fact that FOM submitted this evidence on Wednesday, meaning the race stewards were unaware at the time of the race.
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