Could the Monaco Grand Prix function at the very least 2 obligatory rest stop in 2025?
The FIA said Tuesday the F1 compensation “discussed proposals for Monaco-specific regulations” and “the commission agreed to increase the numbers of mandatory pit stops in the race.” These proposals will be further discussed by the Sporting Advisory Committee in the coming weeks.
F1 teams are currently required to make at least one tire change during a Grand Prix during dry conditions. Teams have to run at least two of the three tire compounds available during a race, meaning if a driver starts the race on the soft compound tire, he must run either the medium or hard tire as well at some point during the event.
Monaco has been a source of consternation for F1 as the winding track through the principality doesn’t have much room for cars to pass each other, especially as F1 cars have gotten significantly larger in recent years. The race is one of the most famous on the schedule, but qualifying day has outsized importance.
Four of the last six races haven’t featured a single lead change and you have to go back to the 2016 race to find the last race with more than two lead changes. There hasn’t been been more than four lead changes in a single Monaco Grand Prix since the 2004 race.
The commission’s proposal was unveiled among other announcements Tuesday ahead of the paint scheme reveals for each team Tuesday afternoon. The FIA said, “new, more stringent, deflection tests on front wing will be introduced from the Spanish Grand Prix onward,” and, “new, more stringent, deflection tests on the rear wing” would certainly start at the beginning of the period. The fastest groups recently have actually been charged of skirting the wing strength policies as high as feasible by having the wings relocate and disperse while the cars and trucks go to rate to develop even more downforce and minimize drag.
