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Date set for review as Alpine seeks to overturn Monaco GP result

Alpine’s bid to review into the penalties that cost Pierre Gasly a podium finish in the Monaco Grand Prix will be heard before the next race on the Formula 1 calendar takes place in Barcelona.Pierre Gasly finished third on the road in Monte Carlo but dropped to seventh after receiving two five-second penalties for speeding in the pitlane by just 0.1km/h each time.He was one of several drivers to commit a marginal offence, believed to be the result of cutting the pitlane in places where the road curves.This shortened the distance travelled and as the FIA essentially polices the speed limit by how quickly the cars cover a certain distance, it registered some drivers’ speeds as fractionally ove …


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Author: Scott Mitchell-Malm

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