Mercedes seek to overturn George Russell's Monaco Grand Prix penalties

Gasly originally crossed the line third for Alpine but was dropped to seventh after receiving two five-second penalties for pit lane speeding. Unlike several other penalised drivers, the Frenchman did not serve those penalties during the race, with 10 seconds added to his final time instead.

However, Alpine successfully appealed the decision after presenting evidence that the Monaco pit lane distance had been measured incorrectly, meaning speed calculations were also inaccurate. The stewards accepted the submission as a "significant and relevant new element" and rescinded Gasly's penalties, restoring him to third place.

The ruling had a knock-on effect throughout the final classification. Isack Hadjar was demoted from third to fourth, Oscar Piastri dropped to fifth, while Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad also lost positions.

Mercedes now believe the same evidence used in Alpine's successful appeal could have implications for George Russell's race.

Russell had received a five-second penalty for speeding in the pit lane but failed to serve it correctly during a pit stop. That resulted in a drive-through penalty which dropped the Mercedes driver from podium contention to 12th place.

The team argue that the revised understanding of the pit lane measurements, combined with Gasly's penalties being overturned, warrants a fresh review of Russell's case.

Speaking to Sky Sports F1, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff admitted the challenge faces significant obstacles.

Wolff said: "We wrote to the FIA for a right of review as well. To be honest, I'm not sure if this is a realistic outcome because you open up a can of worms.

"Normally if you have a drive-through penalty and you don't do it, it's 20 seconds and those 20 seconds would put George back to P4.

"But what are all the other consequences? I don't think this will hold with the judges but we have to do it for George's benefit."

The controversy has also drawn criticism from rival teams who lost points following Gasly's reinstatement.

McLaren driver Oscar Piastri questioned the consistency of the outcome after he too received a pit lane speeding penalty during the race.

Piastri told Sky Sports F1: "It's very tough to know what's right. I kind of see they have admitted there was something wrong with the pit lane but when you have five or six cars penalised for that, because I was not speeding either, and you change one penalty and you don't change any of the others, it creates a tough situation for everybody.

"For me, it's not about the points, I just don't think that's how we should be looking through things and it sets a very awkward precedent because now it incentivises finishing where you want on track, not taking penalties, then arguing about it later, rather than having the race result when we should."

Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies also expressed concerns over the implications of the ruling.

Mekies told Sky Sports F1: "You are racing around cars that are receiving non-appealable penalties and you are adapting your racing to that. Some cars actually served their penalties.

"Regardless what we think as teams - and we are defending our competitive position - it is very important for the fans that we get, moving forward, the right clarity about the race result at the time the race is finishing."

Reportedly, both McLaren and Red Bull have lodged their intention to appeal Gasly's reinstatement and have until Tuesday afternoon to decide whether to proceed with formal appeals.

What began as a correction to one driver's result has now escalated into a wider dispute over Monaco's final classification, with multiple teams seeking clarity on how the FIA's decision should be applied across the field.