Pierre Gasly crossed the line in third place at the Monaco Grand Prix but two five-second penalties for speeding in the pit lane dropped him out of the podium. Alpine requested a review from the FIA.
The French Alpine driver finished third on track behind Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Lewis Hamilton. Stewards applied the penalties for exceeding the speed limit on two pit lane entries. Gasly celebrated during the cool-down lap unaware of the penalties. After learning of them he stated he felt
Initial reactions on X focus on Pierre Gasly's heartbreak after losing a Monaco podium to two pit lane speeding penalties, with Alpine requesting a FIA review; users express sympathy for Gasly, frustration over the penalties' fairness, criticism of Alpine's communication, and debate on track limits and bureaucracy.
Pierre Gasly is feeling "heartbroken" after two five-second penalties for speeding in the pitlane denied him a podium at the Monaco GP: pic.twitter.com/QZWtR4OSzd
— The Race (@wearetherace) 7 ጁን 2026
Alpine have requested a Right of Review from the FIA, following the Monaco Grand Prix, where Pierre Gasly dropped out of the podium positions due to a pair of pit lane speeding penalties
— Formula 1 (@F1) 7 ጁን 2026
FULL STORY 👉 https://t.co/dIOM8vd81O#F1 #MonacoGP pic.twitter.com/AXWCTZB8nA
This is fucking cruel from Alpine but didn’t Gasly know about the penalty during the red flag they kept replaying him looking pissed and throwing a towel. Also he would’ve gone to the start/finish straight for the podium and not the pitlane post race https://t.co/F71f1bL7SN
— Dee | LAWBLAD POINTS IN MONACO (@F1_Dee5) 7 ጁን 2026
Alpine requesting a Right of Review for Gasly's pit lane speeding penalties is not a protest. That is a team watching a podium slip through their fingers because of bureaucracy and deciding they would rather fight in court than accept defeat in Monaco. Two penalties for pit lane…
— De Kyros 👑 (@De_Kyros) 7 ጁን 2026
Alpine pushes for Right of Review for pitlane speeding in #MonacoGP that cost Pierre Gasly P3 to drop him to P7.
— Darshan Chokhani (@DarshanChokhani) 7 ጁን 2026
Several drivers were pinged, which seemingly was due to drivers cutting (unclear if both entry/exit). The @fia warned everyone to not do it. #F1 | @MsportXtra https://t.co/D0mcm97gW8
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Pierre Gasly says he has been robbed of a podium finish in the Monaco Grand Prix after two pit lane speeding penalties dropped him from third to seventh. Alpine has announced it will request a right of review from the FIA.
Several Formula 1 drivers received pitlane speeding penalties during the Monaco Grand Prix due to minor infringements of less than one kilometre per hour. The FIA reviewed its systems and concluded that the issue stemmed from drivers slightly cutting the pitlane entry rather than any measurement errors. Race control had warned teams about the risk before the start.
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Pierre Gasly finished eighth in the Canadian Grand Prix but his result masked ongoing performance problems with the Alpine car. The issues have persisted since the Miami weekend and affected his qualifying pace.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli won the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix from pole position and secured his fifth consecutive victory with Mercedes.
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Max Verstappen retired from the Monaco Grand Prix on the opening lap after his Red Bull engine failed. The four-time world champion described the issue as the engine dropping dead following problems on the formation lap.
Liam Lawson avoided a penalty for colliding with Pierre Gasly during the Miami Grand Prix after stewards confirmed a gearbox failure in his Racing Bulls car caused the incident. The lap-five crash sent Gasly's Alpine flipping into the barriers, forcing both drivers to retire. Lawson described the mechanical issue as unavoidable.
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Lando Norris qualified eighth for the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix, his worst grid position of the season. The McLaren driver attributed the result to ongoing issues with his car's front-end feel and driveability.