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Gasly loses Monaco podium after McLaren and Red Bull win appeals

McLaren and Red Bull have successfully appealed the Monaco Grand Prix result, leading to Pierre Gasly losing his third-place podium finish.

  • Pierre Gasly's third-place podium from the Monaco Grand Prix has been overturned.
  • Red Bull's Isack Hadjar is now in third place, with McLaren's Oscar Piastri moving to fourth.
  • The appeals centred on the consistent application of pit-lane speed limit measurements.

McLaren and Red Bull have won their appeals against the outcome of the Monaco Grand Prix, a decision that sees Alpine driver Pierre Gasly lose his podium finish. The controversy stemmed from multiple incorrect pit-lane speeding penalties issued during the race.

Gasly, who initially finished third on the track, was awarded the podium after an earlier appeal by Alpine overturned two five-second penalties. However, this latest ruling drops him back to seventh place in the official results.

The revised standings now place Red Bull's Isack Hadjar in third, with McLaren's Oscar Piastri moving up to fourth. Racing Bulls drivers Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad also benefit, shifting to fifth and sixth respectively.

Alpine stated they felt "unjustly punished" by the decision, while McLaren welcomed the clarity it provides for the sport. The court of appeal's verdict focused on the principle that measurement parameters for the pit-lane speed limit cannot be changed retrospectively once competitors have been informed.

Why this matters: This decision provides clarity on the consistent application of racing regulations and measurement parameters in Formula 1.

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