Gasly in trouble; possible start from pit lane after FIA investigation

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08:17, 15 Nov 2020

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Pierre Gasly may start from the pit lane. The 24-year-old Frenchman finished the chaotic qualifying session thirteenth, but this may not be worth anything anymore. AlphaTauri will have to pass the stewards to explain things.

The Faenza-based race team has requested permission from the FIA to change the Honda engine from Gasly. However, work was carried out without the presence of a FIA technical representative.

AlphaTauri changes its mind

Remarkably, this morning AlphaTauri withdrew its request for the installation of a new power unit. According to the FIA, this indicates that the switch had 'strategic' reasons, rather than that something was actually wrong with (parts of) the engine.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	72
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	63
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	49
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	41
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	25
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	21
7	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	15
9	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	12
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	10
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
13	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	2
15	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
16	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	1
17	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Gasly in trouble; possible start from pit lane after FIA investigation

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