Briatore Accuses Judge of McLaren Links After Gasly Loses Monaco Podium
Briatore said the appeal was unfair and claimed a judge had McLaren ties, while the court upheld Gasly’s penalties and changed the standings.
- On Friday, Alpine Formula One Executive Advisor Flavio Briatore accused an appeal judge of bias toward McLaren during an official press conference. He alleged Italian-American Filippo Marchino, one of four judges, maintained a "working relationship" with the team.
- The outburst followed the International Court of Appeal's decision to reinstate two five-second penalties against Alpine driver Pierre Gasly, stripping him of his third-place finish from June's Monaco Grand Prix. Red Bull's Isack Hadjar was promoted to the podium.
- Briatore alleged Marchino was "very nasty" during the hearing and cited photographic evidence of the judge speaking at a 2018 McLaren event in Beverly Hills. He claimed the judge's One Drop Foundation received vehicle donations from the team.
- McLaren principal Andrea Stella immediately rejected the accusations, calling them "insulting" to the team's reputation. He insisted the hearing adhered to the highest standards and warned that individuals making such allegations must take responsibility for their public statements.
- The dispute originated from a "measurement discrepancy" regarding pitlane changes that prompted McLaren and Red Bull to challenge the initial decision. The appeal emphasized the FIA's focus on applying consistent methodologies and sporting fairness across the race weekend.
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The Gasly case in Monaco, with the podium taken off to the French and given back to Hadjar after the appeals presented by McLaren and Red Bull, also holds a bench in Monza, with a real knock and answer between the main team of the Alpine Flavio Briatore and that of McLaren Andrea Stella and with the grip of [...] Article F1, Briatore attacks after the case of the GP of Monaco: "Judge has relationship with the McLaren, I have a photo" . The reply…
The International Court of Appeal stated that its judges are independent and that no one objected to its composition during the hearing on the Monaco case. In addition, an investigation related the connections between Filippo Marchino and McLaren mentioned by Alpine's advisor.
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France24Motorsport governing body rejects Alpine boss's claims of impartiality
It said that Briatore had questioned "the independence and impartiality of the judges" in an appeal hearing to consider the outcome of this year's Monaco Grand Prix following appeals by McLaren and Red Bull. The colourful Italian, 76, who has had a chequered career in Formula One, made his claims during an explosive news conference at the Italian Grand Prix on Friday after it was confirmed that Alpine driver Pierre Gasly had lost third place an…
After Alpine pilot Pierre Gasly lost his third place in Monaco, his team leader is under the impression of a conspiracy. One of the judges responsible for the verdict has a strong connection with McLaren, according to Flavio Briatore. The "Papayas" don't want to leave it that way ...
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