Gasly Penalty Drops Alpine Out of Points
FIA stewards penalized Pierre Gasly for failing to slow sufficiently for double-waved yellow flags at the Mexico City Grand Prix.
Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Motorsports
FIA stewards gave Pierre Gasly a post-race penalty for failing to slow sufficiently for double-waved yellow flags at the Mexico City Grand Prix. The sanction, a stop-go penalty converted to a 30-second time penalty, dropped him out of the points.
Why it matters
The penalty applies the same yellow-flag standard to Gasly that governs slowing through affected zones, with Franco Colapinto receiving a 10-second penalty for a similar offense. Both drivers were the first on the scene of a late-race crash involving Arvid Lindblad.
Gasly's stop-go penalty was converted to a 30-second time sanction, and Colapinto received a 10-second penalty for failing to slow sufficiently through the affected zone. The extraction does not indicate whether either driver has contested the decision.
The players
Pierre Gasly
Pierre Gasly is a French Formula One driver who races for Alpine and was penalized for failing to slow for double-waved yellow flags.
Franco Colapinto
Franco Colapinto is an Argentine Formula One driver for Alpine who received a 10-second penalty for a similar offense.
The details
Lindblad crashed into the barriers after an incident involving Oscar Piastri late in the race, prompting yellow flags before the safety car was deployed. Gasly did not go back on throttle at the apex of turn one when the double yellow was shown, while Colapinto was waving single yellow flags when the incident occurred.
Timeline
Mexico City Grand Prix (2026): late-race crash, yellow flags and Gasly's penalty occurred
- 2026-11-05
Gasly's comments on the penalty were published
Season Trajectory
Penalties enforcing FIA yellow-flag slowing rules can reshuffle points at the margin of the Formula One standings, as this one did by dropping Gasly out of the points at Mexico City. The same slowing standard is applied at venues such as Monaco and Las Vegas, where yellow flags likewise require drivers to reduce speed.
The points loss from Gasly's penalty shifts his position in the Formula One standings, which matters for fantasy rosters scoring on race results. Colapinto's 10-second penalty similarly affects how the Alpine pair's results are tallied for the race.
The takeaway
Yellow-flag slowing rules apply equally to every driver, so a single lapse can cost a finishing position even after a race appears settled. Fans tracking standings should check post-race penalty updates before finalizing results.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by F1 News by PlanetF1.
