Gasly erupts after Monaco heartbreak: 'It's 10 years I'm fu***ng working my ass off for this type of moment'

The Frenchman had put himself in a podium position by capitalising on the retirement of Leclerc and Russell's disastrous afternoon, crossing the line behind only Antonelli and Hamilton. However, two separate five-second penalties for pit lane speeding ultimately stripped him of a top-three finish, promoting Isack Hadjar to third and allowing the French rookie to celebrate the first podium of his Red Bull career.

Speaking to GPblog and other media after the race, Gasly did not hide his frustration at seeing what he believed was a hard-earned podium taken away. The Frenchman admitted the outcome was one of the most painful moments of his career, especially given the years of work that had gone into putting himself back in a position to fight for top-three finishes.

When asked whether he was aware of the pit lane configuration, Gasly insisted he was fully familiar with the procedure and remained convinced that the settings in his car were correctly configured to stay below the 60 km/h speed limit. The Frenchman stressed that on both occasions he had activated the limiter well before reaching the relevant line, describing it as one of the most basic systems drivers use during a race weekend.

He also pointed to the number of similar penalties handed out throughout the race, arguing that the fact several teams were caught for pit lane speeding should raise questions about the situation:"I'm aware, but I know as well 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, and that's probably the most simple setting you can put in a car. When you have three or four teams that get caught for speeding, hopefully it rings alarm bells for the guys that they need to check exactly what's going on because it's just not right."

Gasly's frustration only grew after the chequered flag, with Alpine moving swiftly to challenge the penalties that stripped the Frenchman of what would have been his first podium finish of the season. A few hours after the race, the Enstone-based team confirmed it had formally submitted a Right of Review request to the FIA in an attempt to overturn the sanctions handed to Gasly for pit lane speeding during the Monaco Grand Prix.

In a brief statement, Alpine announced that it was seeking a reassessment of the penalties applied during the race, opening the door to a potential revision of the final classification should new evidence be deemed significant enough by the FIA: "After the result of today's Monaco Grand Prix, BWT Alpine Formula One Team can confirm it has requested a Right of Review from the FIA following the penalties applied for pit lane speeding."

However, GPblog understands that teams had been made aware in advance of the pit lane shortcut, meaning they could have factored it into their calculations and avoided cutting the corner. Furthermore, several drivers had already been penalised before Gasly received his sanction, the one that ultimately dropped him from third to fifth place.