Mercedes requests FIA right of review over Gasly penalty reversal
L'essentiel
- Mercedes has requested a right of review from the FIA regarding the decision to reinstate Pierre Gasly to third place at the Monaco Grand Prix.
- The original penalties for pit-lane speeding were overturned due to a measurement error, affecting multiple drivers including George Russell.
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Pourquoi c'est important
Pierre Gasly was demoted to seventh place after the Monaco Grand Prix due to two five-second penalties for exceeding the pit-lane speed limit. Alpine successfully appealed this decision, returning Gasly to third place.
Mercedes have asked governing body the FIA for a right of review of the decision to overturn Pierre Gasly's penalty at the Monaco Grand Prix.
The Frenchman was demoted to seventh place after the race by two five-second penalties for exceeding the pit-lane speed limit.
On Friday, it was announced that Gasly was being returned to third place in the race following a successful appeal by his Alpine team.
The stewards' verdict revealed an error with measuring the pit-lane speed limit. This affected five drivers, who were also penalised.
Among them was Mercedes' George Russell who was dropped from third place at the time to 12th as he was given a drive-through penalty for failing to properly serve his pit-lane speeding penalty.
This cost Russell 15 points in his title fight with team-mate Kimi Antonelli, who won the race.
The right of review hearing requested by Alpine established that cars could legally drive a shorter distance in the pit lane than officials had used in their calculations.
As the limit is measured by the time it takes for drivers to travel a certain distance, it incorrectly calculated drivers as speeding when in fact none had exceeded the 60km/h limit.
Earlier this weekend, team boss Toto Wolff said Mercedes had consulted lawyers about the situation.
On Sunday, he said Mercedes were requesting the right of review to "sit on the table when decisions are being made".
He told Sky Sports: "I'm not sure this is going to hold with the judges but we have to do it for George's benefit."
McLaren's Oscar Piastri, who also received a penalty, said he was "mind-blown" that Gasly's penalty had been reversed and not the other drivers.
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Mercedes' right of review hearing will be held.
Très probable · En quelques semaines
Questions ouvertes
- Will Mercedes' right of review be successful?
- What are the implications for future pit-lane speed limit enforcement?
- Will other drivers affected by the error seek review?
