Monaco GP result could change again over a week after race

The result of the Monaco Grand Prix could be subject to change yet again, just days after Pierre Gasly’s pit-lane speeding penalty was overturned, allowing the Alpine driver to move from seventh back to third place.

The Frenchman had originally finished third but was demoted to seventh after receiving a penalty for speeding in the pit lane.

Gasly was one of five drivers — alongside George Russell, Oscar Piastri, Lewis Hamilton and Franco Colapinto — who were penalised during the race.

However, following a right of review hearing, it was determined that he had not exceeded the 60km/h speed limit in the pit lane.

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The FIA claimed the pit-lane speed had been miscalculated.

Gasly was subsequently reinstated to the podium, meaning Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar dropped to fourth, while McLaren’s Piastri fell from fourth to fifth.

Racing Bulls duo Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad also dropped a place.

Now, more than a week after the Monaco Grand Prix, McLaren have lodged an appeal against the decision to overturn Gasly’s pit-lane speeding penalty.

In a statement, the team said: “This case raises important questions concerning sporting fairness, regulatory consistency and the integrity of competition.

“Throughout the Monaco Grand Prix weekend — and at every event — all teams operated according to the regulations and established standard practices concerning the speed limit in the pit lane as they were applied at the time.

“Competitors adjusted their procedures accordingly and, where required, accepted and served penalties imposed under those regulations.

“In our view, the subsequent removal of penalties creates a situation in which some competitors are disadvantaged by having acted in accordance with the rules and the stewards’ decisions.

“Such an outcome risks creating sporting inequity and undermining confidence in the consistent application of the FIA Sporting Regulations.”

McLaren’s appeal will be overseen by the FIA Court of Appeal, the governing body’s highest legal authority.

Mercedes have also requested a right of review after Russell was affected by a pit-lane speeding penalty that the Silver Arrows believe was incorrect.

Russell was demoted from third to 12th, costing him 15 championship points.

The Englishman was given a five-second penalty for exceeding the speed limit by 0.1km/h.

If the latest appeals from both Mercedes and McLaren are successful, the official result of the race could change once again.

However, it should be noted that the result may also remain unchanged.

Piastri reacts to Gasly decision

Speaking during the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix weekend, McLaren’s Piastri admitted he was “pretty mind-blown” by the decision to overturn Gasly’s pit-lane speeding penalty.

The Australian said: "... How you can reverse a decision that was ultimately wrong, when other people have been penalised for the same thing and served a penalty during the race, and then change one penalty knowing that probably five or six other races have been impacted by that, is astonishing.”

F1 returns on June 28, with the Austrian Grand Prix next on the calendar.