Gasly Reinstated to Monaco Podium After F1 Officials Admit Timekeeping Blunder
The Reinstatement of Pierre Gasly
Pierre Gasly was reinstated to the Monaco Grand Prix podium on Friday after Formula One stewards rescinded penalties for pitlane speeding after recognising a timekeeping error following an appeal by Alpine.
The Timekeeping Error
The Frenchman had finished third on the track but dropped to seventh when the two five-second penalties were applied after last Sunday’s race finish. Formula One, responsible for the timekeeping, has now admitted making a mistake with its measurements.
The Impact on the Standings
The decision means Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar, who had inherited third place and celebrated on the podium with Mercedes’ winner Kimi Antonelli and Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton, drops back to fourth.
- McLaren’s Oscar Piastri moves down to fifth
- Racing Bulls’ Liam Lawson sixth
- teammate Arvid Lindblad seventh
The Reaction
Alpine, which had sought a right of review, welcomed the decision in a statement and thanked Formula One Management and the governing FIA for their transparency and cooperation.
Gasly had said on Sunday that he was heartbroken by the penalties and “to have a lifelong dream of a Monaco podium taken away from me for reasons which I just cannot comprehend”.
The Implications
The decision will taste particularly bitter for others who suffered similar time penalties for pitlane speeding but did not seek a review, and for luckless Mercedes driver George Russell, who was handed a drive-through penalty that left him out of the points.