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.
Gasly climbed from ninth on the grid to cross the line third after overtaking Lando Norris at the start and passing Isack Hadjar at the final restart. He received two five-second penalties for exceeding the 60 km/h pit lane limit by 0.1 km/h and 0.4 km/h. An emotional Gasly insisted he had done nothing wrong. 'I don't think there is anything that could hurt me more right now,' he said. 'It's 10 years I’m fucking working my ass off for this type of moment. We did everything right today [for] standing on that podium in front of all the fans that turned up.' Gasly said he activated his speed limiter correctly before the line. 'I know for a fact that what's in the car is below the 60 km/h and I know on both occasions I've put it way before the line,' he said. Several other drivers including George Russell, Oscar Piastri and Lewis Hamilton also received penalties. Alpine will seek a review of the penalties. Gasly added that the data should show his speed was legal and expressed hope the FIA would correct the result, though he noted it would not replace the podium celebration.
