The Alpine F1 team has submitted a Right of Review request after driver Pierre Gasly was stripped of a third-place finish at the Monaco Grand Prix. Gasly received two five-second penalties for pit lane speeding after the race, dropping him from P3 to P7. Team principal Oliver Oakes argued the penalties were 'harsh and disproportionate.' Alpine believes new evidence exists that was not available to the stewards during the race. Separately, Cadillac's Sergio Pérez was hit with a ten-second penalty for a false start during a late restart, costing the team its first-ever points.
alpine is officially contesting gasly's monaco podium loss — two 5-second penalties for pit lane speeding knocked him from 3rd to 7th, and now they're asking for a right of review. team boss oakes called the penalties harsh. also in the same race, perez got a 10-second false-start penalty that cost cadillac their first points.
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The Right of Review request highlights the increasing tension between teams and stewards over penalty consistency in Formula 1. For Alpine, it's a chance to salvage what would have been their best result of the season. The broader implications: as F1 introduces new teams like Cadillac, every point battle matters more, and post-race penalties become even more consequential.
this is the latest f1 stewards debate — are these pit lane speeding penalties too strict? and with cadillac finally knocking on the door for points, every decision is under a microscope. alpine's appeal could set a precedent for how future penalty disputes are handled.
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