As a result, the French Alpine driver was reinstated to third place. Consequently, Oscar Piastri lost a position and the McLaren driver is now classified fifth instead of fourth in the results.

Isack Hadjar has seen his podium spot slip away, with the Red Bull Racing driver originally third in Monte Carlo. Both teams are anything but happy with the stewards' decision and intend to appeal. If they are successful, the results could therefore be turned upside down again.

Meanwhile, Alpine managing director Steve Nielsen has reacted to the shock news of Gasly's restored P3. Speaking to media, including GPblog, Nielsen said that while it was nice to have the P3 officially in the history books, it was a shame that Gasly and the team could not celebrate the podium properly on the streets of Monte Carlo.

He said: "Honestly, absolutely… if I could trade, I'd have that podium moment over the points.That's the bit we can't forget about. It's a shame for Pierre and it's a shame for the team, but we've got as much as we can. We've got the position and the points, which is nice, but if I could choose, I'd have the podium, that emotion, which is what we can't live."

On other team's decision not to submit a Right to Review, Nielsen said: "Well, I mean, it was a decision for them to make. I can't speak for how they did it. And maybe we were fortunate enough that we weren't the first to get it. but we'd already served our pit stop. So yeah, you can't unpick that.