McLaren have appealed against the decision to reinstate Pierre Gasly’s podium finish at the Monaco Grand Prix.
Alpine driver Gasly was demoted from third to seventh after the race on June 7 when he was given two separate five-second time penalties for speeding in the pit lane.
The Frenchman’s position was restored after Alpine requested a right of review.
In rescinding his punishments, Formula One timekeepers acknowledged there had been an issue in how the pit lane speeds were measured.
However, four other drivers, including McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, had already served time penalties for the same offence earlier in the race.
In appealing to the sport’s governing body, the FIA, McLaren said in a statement this raised “important questions concerning sporting fairness, regulatory consistency and the integrity of competition”.
The statement added: “Throughout the Monaco Grand Prix weekend – and in every event – all teams operated according to the regulations and established standard practices for what concerns the speed limit in the pit lane as they were applied at the time.
“Competitors adjusted their procedures accordingly and, where required, accepted and served penalties imposed under those regulations.
“In our view, the subsequent removal of penalties creates a situation in which some competitors are disadvantaged by having acted in accordance with the rules and the stewards’ decisions.
“Such an outcome risks creating sporting inequity and undermining confidence in the consistent application of the FIA sporting regulations.”
McLaren – whose leading driver in the race, Piastri, finished fifth – said their appeal was not “directed at any competitor” but was made from a desire to see regulations “applied consistently, transparently and fairly to all participants”.
