Pierre Gasly feels robbed after Losing Monaco Podium

Pierre Gasly says he feels “robbed” after losing a podium finish at the Monaco Grand Prix following two pitlane speeding penalties.

The Alpine driver crossed the finish line in third place after one of the strongest drives of his Formula 1 career, climbing from ninth on the grid and holding off several faster cars during the race.

However, two five-second penalties for pitlane speeding dropped Gasly from third to seventh in the final classification.

The penalties were issued for exceeding the 60 km/h pitlane speed limit by 0.1 km/h and 0.4 km/h.

An emotional Gasly did not hide his frustration after the race.

“I’m heartbroken right now,” he wrote on social media. “No words can describe the pain of losing a podium in Formula 1 and in the streets of Monaco.”

“We crossed the finish line in third today, and that’s all I want to remember.”

Gasly believes he and Alpine did everything right and questioned the penalties, insisting he activated the speed limiter before crossing the pitlane entry line.

“I know for a fact that what’s in the car is below the 60kph and I know on both occasions I’ve put it way before the line,” he said.

The Frenchman also pointed out that several other drivers were penalized for pitlane speeding during the race, including George Russell, Oscar Piastri and Lewis Hamilton.

“When you have three or four teams that get caught for speeding, hopefully it rings a bell to the guys that they need to check exactly what’s going on because it’s just not right.”

Alpine has since confirmed it will request a right of review over the penalties.

Gasly admitted that even if the decision is overturned, it would not replace the moment he feels was taken away from him.

“It’s 10 years I’m working my ass off for this type of moment,” he said.

“Today we did everything right for standing on that podium in front of all the fans that turned up.”

For now, the result stands, but Alpine’s review request means the controversy surrounding Gasly’s Monaco Grand Prix may not be over yet.