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Mercedes has asked the FIA governing body for the right to reconsider its decision to overturn Pierre Gasly’s penalty at the Monaco Grand Prix.
The Frenchman was relegated to seventh after the race with two five-second penalties for exceeding the pit-lane speed limit.
This was announced on Friday Gasly is relegated to third place The race followed a successful application by his Alpine team.
The stewards’ judgment revealed an error with pit-lane speed limit measurements. Five drivers were injured and punished.
Among them was Mercedes’ George Russell who dropped from third to 12th at the time after he was given a drive-through penalty for failing to properly serve his pit-lane speed penalty.
Russell had to give up 15 points in the title fight with teammate Kimi Antonelli, who won the race.
Alpine’s requested review right of hearing established that cars could legally drive the shorter distance in pit lane that officials used in their calculations.
As the limit is measured by the time it takes drivers to travel a certain distance, it incorrectly counts drivers as speeding when in fact none have exceeded the 60km/h limit.
Earlier this weekend, team boss Toto Wolff said Mercedes consulted lawyers about the situation
On Sunday, he said Mercedes was requesting the right to a review “to sit at the table when the decision is made.”
He told Sky Sports: “I’m not sure it will go down with the judges but we have to do it for George’s benefit.”
McLaren’s Oscar Piastre, who also received a penalty, said he was “disappointed” that Gasly’s penalty was overturned and not the other drivers.
