Mercedes ask for right of review of Gasly penaltyImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, George Russell was demoted to 12th place in Monaco by a drive-through penaltyByTasnim ChowdhuryBBC Sport journalistPublished3 hours agoMercedes have asked governing body the FIA for a right of review of the decision to overturn Pierre Gasly’s penalty at the Monaco Grand Prix.The Frenchman was demoted to seventh place after the race by two five-second penalties for exceeding the pit-lane speed limit.On Friday, it was declared that Gasly was being returned to third place in the race following a successful appeal by his Alpine team.
The stewards’ verdict revealed an error with measuring the pit-lane speed limit. This affected five drivers, who were also penalised.
Among them was Mercedes’ George Russell who was dropped from third place at the time to 12th as he was given a drive-through penalty for failing to properly serve his pit-lane speeding penalty.
This cost Russell 15 points in his title fight with team-mate Kimi Antonelli, who won the race.
The right of review hearing requested by Alpine established that cars could legally drive a shorter distance in the pit lane than officials had used in their calculations.
As the limit is measured by the time it takes for drivers to travel a certain distance, it incorrectly calculated drivers as speeding when in fact none had exceeded the 60km/h limit.
Earlier this weekend, team boss Toto Wolff stated Mercedes had consulted lawyers about the situation.
On Sunday, he stated Mercedes were requesting the right of review to “sit on the table when decisions are being made”.
He told Sky Sports: “I’m not sure this is going to hold with the judges but we have to do it for George’s benefit.”
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, who also received a penalty, stated he was “mind-blown” that Gasly’s penalty had been reversed and not the other drivers.
