While Gasly crossed the line in third on the streets of Monte Carlo, two five-second penalties for pit lane speeding immediately handed the final podium spot to Red Bull's Isack Hadjar - the Frenchman's first with the Austrian outfit.

However, at the beginning of the Barcelona GP weekend, following Alpine's Right to Review of the Monaco GP result, both of Gasly's penalties were rescinded, and the French team's P3 was reinstated. The reason? An error found in how the distance of the Monaco pit lane was measured, meaning Gasly had actually never exceeded the 60km/h speed limit.

The reinstatement of Gasly's P3 in Monaco is said to have opened up a can of worms, as four other drivers had received the pit lane speeding penalty during the race, including George Russell - who ultimately finished P12 due to having to take a Drive Through Penalty for not taking his original penalty correctly. The crucial factor for Gasly was that he had not taken either of his penalties during the Grand Prix.

On Friday, GPblog reported McLaren and Red Bull are set to appeal the latest verdict to the International Court of Appeal, with Hadjar bumped to P4, and McLaren's Oscar Piastri - one of the four drivers to serve a pit lane speeding penalty during the race - demoted to P5.

Speaking to media, including GPblog, Red Bull boss Mekies indicated that the team do intend to appeal "for the goodness of the sport," with the deadline to do so landing on Tuesday, June 16 - 96 hours after the decision to reinstate Gasly's P3 result was made. Mekies said: "Look, we have not yet submitted the full appeal; we have a bit of time for that.

Meanwhile, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has confirmed the Silver Arrows have launched their own Right of Review over the Monaco GP result. Wolff said to media, including GPblog: "Yes, we've asked for a Right of Review because we just simply want to sit at the table when decisions are being made."

The Mercedes team principal was then asked whether he regretted that his team did not take action immediately on the Sunday evening of the Monaco GP. He replied: "No, I still think it's a long shot," citing the fact F1 drivers cannot have served penalties reversed under the sporting regulations.