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Alpine Boss Accuses FIA Court of Bias After Losing Podium Place

From Postimees · () Estonian

Translated from Estonian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Pierre Gasly lost his third-place finish at the Monaco Grand Prix after an FIA appeals court ruling.
  • The Alpine driver received two five-second penalties for speeding in the pit lane and dropped to seventh after serving them.
  • Alpine executive adviser Flavio Briatore accused the FIA court of being biased.

Alpine executive adviser Flavio Briatore has accused the FIA appeals court of bias after a ruling cost Pierre Gasly his podium place at the Monaco Grand Prix.

Gasly initially finished third in the Formula One race, but officials gave him two five-second penalties for speeding in the pit lane. After serving the penalties, the French driver fell to seventh place.

The FIA appeals court later upheld the decision, according to the report, prompting Briatore to criticize the court’s impartiality.

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Originally published by Postimees in Estonian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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