The FIA restored Gasly's podium after confirming a bizarre system error | OneFootball

The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) revoked the two five-second penalties that had dropped Pierre Gasly from third to seventh place in the Principality, officially restoring him to third position (P3). The stewards determined that the pit lane speed measurement system was inaccurate and overestimated the speed of the Alpine car, confirming that the error was not the fault of the French driver, but of the technological equipment.

The system failure and Alpine’s appeal

The decision was made after the FIA accepted the French team’s right of review, acknowledging a “significant and relevant element that was not available to the stewards at the time of the decision.” During the hearing, Formula One Management (FOM) provided crucial evidence showing that the distance used to calculate pit lane speed was incorrect. This led to an erroneous calculation and resulted in wrongly applied penalties. [1] For Alpine, the ruling represents a double victory on both the sporting and institutional fronts, giving Gasly back his first podium of the season.

The impact on the grid and the George Russell case

The confirmation of this technical system error opens up a major debate in the paddock about the other penalties imposed under the same mechanism during the Monaco race. One of the main drivers affected was Britain’s George Russell (Mercedes), whose final result was also compromised by an identical penalty. With the system failure now officially confirmed, it remains to be seen whether the FIA will review the other cases on its own initiative or whether the current regulatory deadlines will leave the classifications closed.

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