Alpine's Monaco penalty review request to be heard on Thursday

The Formula One team Alpine has formally requested a review of the stewards' decisions that cost driver Pierre Gasly a potential podium finish at the Monaco Grand Prix. The team's petition for review will be heard by the FIA on Thursday.

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absolutely heartbroken

Gasly had initially finished third on the road, but was subsequently demoted to seventh place after receiving two five-second penalties. These penalties were applied for exceeding the pit lane speed limit, with the driver recorded at 60.1 and 60.4 kph in a 60 kph zone. Several other drivers also incurred penalties for similar infractions.

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to have a lifelong dream of a Monaco podium taken away from me for reasons which I just cannot comprehend

Gasly expressed his deep disappointment, stating he was "absolutely heartbroken" and could not comprehend how his dream of a Monaco podium was lost. He maintained that he activated the pit lane speed limiter well before the line and believed there was sufficient margin to avoid exceeding the limit.

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I know I was under the pit lane speed limit and activated it much before the line

The FIA's hearing will first assess whether there is a "significant and relevant new element" that was unavailable at the time of the original decision. If the stewards find such an element exists, a second part of the hearing will be convened to reconsider the penalties. The next race on the Formula One calendar is the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona this weekend.

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We also have margin for these occurrences to not go over, so I just hope they can review it properly and give us back the result all of us at the team deserve.