06/09/2025 20:08
Pierre Gasly is looking likely to start the Italian Grand Prix from
the pit lane after his car was referred to the stewards after
qualifying. Gasly ended the qualifying session from Monza in 19th
place, with Alpine suffering a double Q1 exit as Franco Colapinto
failed to escape the drop zone. FIA technical delegate Jo Bauer
highlighted Alpine did not cover Gasly's car two hours after
qualifying had come to an end. This is in breach of Article 40.6 of
the sporting regulations which outlines that all cars "must be
covered and ready for FIA seals to be applied" within two hours of
the chequered flag. It is the same infringement that befell Haas
last weekend at Zandvoort, when the team carried out a power unit
change. Gasly is likely being fitted with new components, and as it
breaches parc fermé conditions, he will be relegated to the pit
lane. He is set to join Racing Bulls' Isack Hadjar in the slow
lane, who confirmed after qualifying that he would likely undergo a
power unit change.
