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Gasly reinstated to Monaco podium after F1 officials admit timekeeping blunder
Frenchman was demoted to seventh for pit lane speeding
TL;DR
- Pierre Gasly has been reinstated to third place on the Monaco podium after his pit lane speeding penalty was deemed incorrect.
- Alpine's successful appeal was based on demonstrating inaccurate official speed measurements.
- McLaren and Red Bull have indicated intentions to appeal Gasly's reinstatement.
- Mercedes is considering legal options regarding George Russell's pit lane speeding and drive-through penalties, which are now discredited.
- The FIA acknowledged a 77cm discrepancy in pit lane measurements and errors in timing zones affecting penalty judgments.
- Penalties already served by other drivers cannot be undone according to the FIA, despite sympathy for their situations.
- Kimi Antonelli, Russell's teammate, skipped first practice in Barcelona and finished fifth in the later session, while Russell was second.
- Antonelli is aiming for his sixth consecutive victory, a feat achieved by several past champions.