Alpine’s successful right‑of‑review overturned Pierre Gasly’s penalties from the Monaco Grand Prix, restoring his third‑place finish. The reversal came after Formula One Management admitted a pitlane speed error of 77 cm in the timing system that had incorrectly flagged several drivers. Stewards cancelled Gasly’s penalties, but the classification left many teams unsettled. The podium shift narrows Alpine’s points gap to Red Bull, tightening the early‑season battle.

Red Bull, McLaren and Mercedes argue that other drivers—Oscar Piastri, George Russell and Isack Hadjar—served penalties based on the same faulty data, costing them positions. Because only Alpine lodged a review, the stewards could not retroactively adjust penalties already served. The regulations explicitly forbid undoing a served sanction, leaving a legal gray area. Article B1.9.6.c.iii defines the time value.

With the Monaco result now skewed, teams are exploring whether time‑adjustments could equalise the field, a proposal that would subtract the seconds lost to unjust penalties. Such a move would push Piastri ahead of Gasly and lift Russell just ahead of Hadjar by 0.04 s. Any such amendment would require unanimous FIA approval. Until the FIA issues a directive, the classification stands unchanged.