FOM timing error caused Monaco GP pitlane speeding penalties, Piastri reacts

When five drivers get penalised for the same infraction in a single race, the instinct is to blame the drivers — but the Alpine Right of Review hearing has exposed the fault as sitting with FOM's own timing system. That shifts the conversation entirely: this isn't about driver error or team miscommunication, it's about the reliability of the infrastructure that underpins officiating decisions. Gasly's double penalty is the sharpest example of the damage done, and the fact that it took a formal legal process to surface the root cause raises real questions about how quickly FOM can identify and own systemic failures. Piastri's reaction reflects a broader frustration that the sport's technical backbone should not be the variable introducing unfairness into race results.