(Motorsport-Total.com) – Formula 1 team Alpine has submitted a “Right of Review” request to the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) because it “does not understand” the two time penalties against Pierre Gasly at the Monaco Grand Prix. Alpine team principal Steve Nielsen explained this after the race.
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Nielsen said: “We also don’t understand why so many teams were affected. I believe there were a total of six infringements: three from our team, one from Ferrari, one from McLaren, and one from Mercedes. That is very, very unusual.”
“You would normally expect such a number over an entire season. Instead, we saw them in just a single race. That’s why we have submitted a so-called Right of Review request to the FIA.”
What Alpine hopes to gain from the re-evaluation
The crucial point here is that in this process, Alpine can present new, relevant data and evidence. “We can then sit down with the FIA to understand exactly how they came to the conclusion that we exceeded the pit lane speed limit. Because we believe we did not.”
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“At the same time, however, we are open to being convinced otherwise, if we have indeed made a mistake,” Nielsen explained. “So it’s about an open exchange with the FIA about what we might have done differently – or perhaps also about what the FIA might have done differently.”
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This distinguishes the Right of Review from a protest or an appeal. A team can protest if it suspects a rule violation. If, on the other hand, it considers a decision by the stewards to be wrong, it can bring the case before the FIA International Court of Appeal. In this specific case, Alpine is merely requesting a re-evaluation.
No timetable yet for Alpine decision
However, when the FIA will deal with the Gasly case again is open. “That will probably take place in the coming days or perhaps even weeks,” Nielsen said. “Time will tell how things develop.”
The world governing body has since ruled out a technical error in the pit lane speed measurement.
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