Alpine And Gasly Await Friday Verdict On Monaco GP Penalty Review

Pierre Gasly and Alpine are set to learn the outcome of their right of review procedure over the Frenchman’s Monaco Grand Prix penalties on Friday morning in Barcelona.
Alpine lodged a right of review against Gasly’s pair of five-second time penalties for pitlane speeding, which dropped him from third to seventh and denied him a Monaco podium celebration.
Gasly was among several drivers caught out during the same event, prompting widespread suggestions that a system error was causing significant problems throughout the field.
FIA stewards judged Alpine’s right of review admissible in part on Thursday, after the team presented new evidence in the form of F1 management’s data showing there had been an error.
During the video conference between Alpine and the stewards, which was also attended by the majority of other teams, it was established that the distance measuring system used to determine pitlane speeds was “inaccurate and overestimated the speed” of Gasly’s car.
The actual right of review hearing began shortly after the stewards’ admittance on Thursday afternoon, but a formal outcome was not expected before Friday morning at the Spanish Grand Prix venue.
Several moving parts are involved in the right of review deliberation, which also includes the group of Monaco Grand Prix stewards who originally issued the penalties.
The stewards are expected to inform all teams attending the hearing of their verdict before making any public announcement on the matter.
Gasly described his Monaco demotion as the hardest sporting moment of his career, with Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar stepping onto the iconic Monte Carlo podium in his place instead.
Having had several days to process the disappointment, Gasly said: “I don’t want to say too much until the hearing is done and until the team has the conversation with the FIA. I think they’ve worked really hard and basically did the best they could to bring the new evidence.”
Gasly acknowledged the intense work that had gone into preparing the case, saying: “It’s been quite a lot of conversation with the team, with the lawyers, with our case, so I’m still very much into what happened and the whole situation.”
Despite the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the review, Gasly insisted he arrived in Barcelona focused and ready to compete, adding: “I was already kind of trying to get my head around it and make sure that I come here, 100% of myself to perform here.”
The Alpine driver reflected with pride on his Monaco performance despite the bitter outcome, saying: “It’s fair to say this was the hardest day I’ve ever had in F1, and in my sport career, sporting wise.”
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