Hadjar relaxed about losing Monaco podium if Alpine's Gasly appeal succeeds

Isack Hadjar has said he would not be devastated to lose his Monaco Grand Prix podium should Alpine’s appeal against Pierre Gasly’s pitlane speeding penalties ultimately succeed, even though it would strip him of a landmark result in his Formula 1 career.

Alpine lodged a Right of Review against the two penalties handed to Gasly during the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix, which dropped the Frenchman from third to seventh. The appeal has already cleared its first hurdle, with stewards ruling it admissible — meaning the final classification remains in doubt. Were the penalties to be overturned, Hadjar would fall from third to fourth, losing what would have been his second career podium and his first for Red Bull, having crossed the line behind Kimi Antonelli and Lewis Hamilton.

Speaking ahead of this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona, Hadjar acknowledged the sentimental weight of the result but stopped short of expressing strong opposition to its potential removal.

“That would be a shame for my history in Monaco because it would just look good that I signed my contract for Red Bull in Monaco after winning a race and having my first podium for Red Bull in Monaco,” Hadjar said. “It just sounds good. The only downside would be the three points taken away from me, the podium I had, the emotions were there, so it would be three points less.”

The measured response underlines the 20-year-old’s composure since stepping up to Red Bull alongside Max Verstappen for 2026. A podium in Monaco would have carried particular narrative weight — Hadjar had also signed his Red Bull contract at the same circuit — but his focus appears firmly on the season ahead rather than the outcome of the review process.

Whether Alpine’s appeal ultimately changes the result remains to be seen, with the stewards yet to rule on the substance of the case.