Gasly's Monaco third place reinstated after appeal
Summary
Pierre Gasly's third place finish at the Monaco Grand Prix was restored after his Alpine team won an appeal against a penalty for speeding in the pit lane. The race officials found that Gasly did not exceed the speed limit, and his original position and points were returned.Key Facts
- Gasly was initially given a five-second penalty for going 0.1 km/h over the pit lane speed limit.
- This penalty dropped him from third to seventh place after the race.
- Alpine appealed, showing that the distance used to calculate speed was incorrect.
- Officials agreed that Gasly never went over the 60 km/h speed limit.
- Gasly’s third place finish and extra points were reinstated.
- Five drivers were penalized for pit lane speeding in this race, an unusually high number.
- George Russell received a drive-through penalty for speeding, which dropped him from third to 13th place.
- Other teams did not challenge their drivers’ penalties, even if they thought they were unfair.
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