Alpine explores next steps after controversial Monaco GP case involving Gasly

The ICA overturned the stewards' earlier decision to annul Gasly's two five-second time penalties for speeding in the pit lane after Red Bull Racing and McLaren appealed. As a result, the French driver has once again been demoted to seventh place, while Isack Hadjar has regained his first Red Bull Racing podium.

In Monza, Briatore set his sights on Filippo Marchino, one of the four judges who handled the case. The Alpine advisor claimed that Marchino has ties to the Woking-based team and questioned his independence.

McLaren responded sharply to the accusations, as Andrea Stella called Briatore’s remarks “insulting.” Alpine had previously stated it would accept the ICA’s decision, even though the French F1 team clearly disagreed with the ruling. Now, the outfit is nonetheless reviewing its options for potential next steps, GPblog has learned.

The FIA regulations provide at least one formal avenue for this. Article 15.3 of the FIA Judicial and Disciplinary Rules states that an ICA ruling can be reviewed when significant new evidence is discovered that was not known at the outset of the case and that could call the decision into question or lead to a modification of the ruling.

An involved party may request such a review themselves. Because the ruling affects the championship standings, any such request must, according to the rules, be submitted no later than November 30 of this year. The ICA then determines whether there are sufficient grounds to rehear the case.

Briatore claims that Alpine only discovered the information underlying his accusations against Marchino after the hearing. However, that does not in itself establish that the information meets the criteria for a review. The judges must be disclosed before a case begins, after which objections to the panel's composition can still be raised. That did not happen in this case.

In addition to a new procedure before the ICA, the FIA rules leave room to ultimately take the matter to another court or tribunal. Article 17 does stipulate that a party must first exhaust all internal remedies within the FIA. Anyone initiating an external procedure thereafter must notify the motorsport federation.