The Formulation 1 Fee has agreed to discover a proposal to extend the obligatory variety of pit stops on the Monaco Grand Prix to enhance the racing spectacle.
Monaco is likely one of the most iconic occasions within the motorsport calendar and supplies a singular problem for drivers because of the slender road circuit format. Whereas qualifying is likely one of the highlights of the season given its significance to the ultimate race final result, that contrasts with an usually processional race the place the lead driver usually backs the sphere as much as stop gaps opening for the chasing pack to make their pit stops.
Because the F1 Fee held its first assembly of the brand new yr in London on Tuesday morning, a proposal was accepted that will see a rise on the obligatory minimal of 1 pit cease per race, presently a default determine because of the have to run at the very least two completely different slick tire compounds throughout a race.
“With the purpose of selling higher racing on the Monaco Grand Prix, the fee mentioned proposals for Monaco-specific rules,” an FIA assertion learn. “The fee agreed to extend the numbers of obligatory pit stops within the race. These proposals can be additional mentioned by the Sporting Advisory Committee within the coming weeks.”
Regardless of that assertion, Aston Martin group principal Any Cowell disputed the declare, including: “It was mentioned however no closing settlement, so extra work to be finished.”
Different modifications agreed throughout the F1 Fee assembly associated to the 2025 rules, with extra stringent entrance wing deflection exams being launched from the Spanish Grand Prix onwards, and related exams for the rear wing from the beginning of the season.
There may even not be a restriction on the variety of gearboxes a group can use throughout a season, because it was determined their reliability make the regulation out of date.
