Date set for review as Alpine seeks to overturn Monaco GP result

Alpine’s bid to review into the penalties that cost Pierre Gasly a podium finish in the Monaco Grand Prix will be heard before the next race on the Formula 1 calendar takes place in Barcelona.

Pierre Gasly finished third on the road in Monte Carlo but dropped to seventh after receiving two five-second penalties for speeding in the pitlane by just 0.1km/h each time.

He was one of several drivers to commit a marginal offence, believed to be the result of cutting the pitlane in places where the road curves.

This shortened the distance travelled and as the FIA essentially polices the speed limit by how quickly the cars cover a certain distance, it registered some drivers’ speeds as fractionally over the 60km/h limit – even though various teams’ data indicated they were travelling at 60km/h.

Though multiple teams felt aggrieved by the outcome Alpine was the only team to take action.

It has petitioned for a right of review and team members were seen using a trundle wheel to measure the pitlane distance after the race.

One argument is that the angled pitlane entry and exit lines, and shape of the pitlane, could impact how long the pitlane is depending on where you measure it from.

Few believe even a successful Alpine right of review appeal will ultimately lead to any change in the result, because it was not the only team to be penalised in the race.

Others either served their penalties during the grand prix, as Lewis Hamilton and Oscar Piastri did, or had other in-race consequences as a result of them - such as George Russell’s drive-through for feeling to serve the five-second penalty correctly.

However, even if it cannot succeed in getting the race result amended, Alpine hopes to identify what it and other teams could have done to judge the situation better in the future or get the FIA to update its methodologies and/or systems if it is deemed appropriate.

To get that far, though, Alpine must be successful in Thursday’s hearing, which will be held virtually at 1pm CET while F1 drivers face the media in the Barcelona paddock.

To win the review it must present new, significant and relevant evidence that was unavailable at the time of the original decision.  

Gasly was heartbroken over losing his podium finish in Monaco, saying: "I don't think there is anything that could hurt me more right now."