F1 2026: McLaren Lodges Appeal over Monaco GP Penalties
McLaren says the reversal unfairly altered results after Formula One Management admitted a pit-lane timing error.
- On Tuesday, McLaren lodged a notification to appeal with the FIA's International Court of Appeal over the decision to rescind Alpine driver Pierre Gasly's speeding penalties at the Monaco Grand Prix.
- Stewards overturned Gasly's penalties on Friday after Formula One Management admitted to an error in measuring car speeds at the pit lane entrance, dropping McLaren's Oscar Piastri from fourth to fifth.
- Questioning the ruling, McLaren stated: "While we fully respect the FIA's judicial processes and the role of the stewards, we believe this case raises important questions concerning sporting fairness, regulatory consistency and the integrity of competition."
- Red Bull also indicated it will appeal, while Mercedes AMG sought a right of review; Mercedes boss Toto Wolff said such requests are "a long shot."
- McLaren emphasized its appeal is not directed at any competitor but reflects a desire to see regulations "applied consistently, transparently and fairly to all participants" in the Formula One Championship.
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McLaren and Red Bull have objected to the subsequent change in the final position by the World Federation (FIA). According to McLaren, the FIA ruling in favour of Alpine pilot Pierre Gasly, whose penalty had been lifted at the Green Table, "the danger of sporting injustices and undermines confidence in the consistent application of the FIA sports regulations undermines. At the World Cup race in Monte-Carlo, however, there had been a number of ti…
F1 row erupts as McLaren and Red Bull lodge appeal over FIA decision
Red Bull and McLaren are lodging appeals over the FIA's decision to reinstate Alpine's Pierre Gasly to P3 in the Monaco Grand Prix.Gasly was initially demoted from third to seventh after the race when he received two five-second time penalties for speeding in the pit lane.The Frenchman's position was restored following a right of review requested by Alpine.Four other drivers, including McLaren's Oscar Piastri, had already served time penalties f…
F1 2026: McLaren lodges appeal over Monaco GP penalties
McLaren said that while it fully respects the governing FIA’s judicial processes and role of the stewards, it believes the case raises important questions about sporting fairness, regulatory consistency and the integrity of competition.
Formula 1 team McLaren has lodged an appeal with motorsport federation FIA following the overturning of time penalties for Alpine driver Pierre Gasly during the Monaco Grand Prix a week and a half ago.
The cancellation of the penalty imposed on Pierre Gasly in the Grand Prix of Monaco, which allowed him to recover the podium, has opened a sports crisis in the F1 because of the comparative grievance with other pilots who were also punished by the FIA.Pierre Gasly was penalized for speeding in the pit lane of Monaco, but Alpine showed that the timing system was defective.The French was not the only one.In the Principality there was a cascade of …
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