By Joe Murphy
Chaos, red flags, and a 3-hour wait… then the stewards’ decision flipped the Monaco result.
Pierre Gasly crossed the line P4, but a late penalty for the car ahead for causing a collision dropped them out of the top 3. After a post-race review, the FIA reinstated Gasly to P3 — his first Monaco podium since 2019.
For Alpine, it’s massive. Monaco rewards precision over power, and Gasly delivered: zero mistakes through the tunnel, perfect tire management on the hards, and holding his nerve when the race restarted. “I couldn’t breathe for the last 10 laps,” he said over team radio. “P3 in Monaco… this one means everything.”
With overtaking nearly impossible on these streets, track position decided it. Gasly’s qualifying lap and a clean first stint did the work. The reinstatement just made it official.
A podium in Monte Carlo doesn’t age. For a driver from Rouen, 20 minutes from Monaco, it hits different.
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