Grand Prix in Monaco
Anger over speeding violations – objection to Formula 1 result
June 8, 2026 – 1:02 a.mReading time: 2 minutes
At the Formula 1 race in Monaco, time penalties are imposed for speeding too fast in the pit lane. A team now wants to challenge this.
After a series of penalties for speeding violations in the pit lane, the Formula 1 team Alpine is appealing the race result in Monaco. “These penalties were imposed on at least four teams, which represents a strong reason for a review,” said team boss Flavio Briatore several hours after the end of the race in Monte-Carlo.
It hit Alpine rider Pierre Gasly particularly hard, as he crossed the finish line in third place but fell back to seventh place due to a time penalty.
“I’ve worked my damn butt off for ten years for a moment like this, we did everything right. I don’t think anything could hurt me more right now,” the Frenchman told the specialist portal “The Race” about the missed podium place, which Isack Hadjar from Red Bull took instead. Gasly asserted that the punishments were not fair.
Problems with the software?
There is a speed limit of 60 km/h in the pit lane in Monte Carlo. Alpine and Gasly assume that they can prove that he did not exceed this limit. Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes driver George Russell, McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and Gasly’s teammate Franco Colapinto were also punished with time penalties for violating the speed limit in front of the garages.
“That shows that maybe there was a problem with the software or something,” said Russell, explaining: “I pressed the button and then I drove 60.1 kilometers per hour. 60 is okay, 60.1 is no longer allowed. That happened to me and that’s where I’m at now.”
The world association FIA has already declared the Monaco result official. But the so-called right of review allows teams to challenge a penalty if “a material and relevant new matter comes to light that was not available to the parties requesting the review at the time of the relevant decision.” The FIA now has to decide on the Alpine objection.