Alpine have requested a right of review from the FIA for penalties applied for pit lane speeding during the Monaco Grand Prix after their driver Pierre Gasly was demoted from a podium finish.
Gasly was among an unusually large number of drivers to be penalised for exceeding the 60 kilometre per hour pit lane speed limit in Monaco, with two separate infringements for the same offence by the Frenchman resulting in a pair of five-second penalties that dropped him from third at the chequered flag to seventh.
Gasly was among several drivers to question the cause of the penalties after the race, saying he was “heartbroken” and urging the FIA to investigate the situation.
Shortly after the race, a statement released by Alpine said: “After the result of today’s Monaco Grand Prix, BWT Alpine Formula One Team can confirm it has requested a Right of Review from the FIA following the penalties applied for pit lane speeding.”
Alpine will be required to present the FIA with new evidence relevant to the sanction which was unavailable at the time of the stewards’ decision, if they are to earn a further hearing.
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