F1 FIA increases compulsory pitstop tally for GP amid the change of FIA Commission

Monaco Grand Prix will receive additional compulsory pitstops to promote more incidental racing during Formula 1 Grands Prix in the princely state – as the FIA ​​confirmed further new rules at its latest commission meeting.

It gave rise to several proposals in the championship sports, technical and financial rules, but also hosted to discuss the improvement in the spectacle in Monaco.

The Commission agreed to present a more mandatory pitstop in the Monte Carlo Race, although the specific number was not disclosed, the best way to achieve this was the best way to achieve it; Typically, Monaco GP is considered as a one-stop competition due to the track position and the importance of wearing low tires.

It confirmed additional wing flex tests imposed on teams in 2024 in response to controversies over the flexing of aerodynamics; More stringent rear wing tests will be imposed from the start of the 2025 season, while the same will be implemented on front wing tests from Spanish Grand Prix.

In addition, the driver cooling system parameters are now defined as it is to be incorporated within the 2025 rules for the race where a ‘heat hesard’ has been declared.

The ban on the number of gearbox has now been lifted, citing the FIA ​​that the current credibility of the components is such that it no longer needs monitoring.

The statement also states that the beginning of sprint and Grand Prix race to cover the onset of any miscarriage will be clarified for the process – The most specially seen in last year’s Brazilian Grand Prix,

There will also be updates for 2026 technical rules to promote aerodynamic performance and energy management systems as the F1 switchs to about 50/50 partitions between internal combustion engines and power distribution of hybrid components.

Autosport says: Will additional pitstop Monaco improve the Grand Prix?

In the case of several drivers, the initial red flag in the Monaco Grand Prix in 2024 provided it with a non-stop race; Under the current rules, the driver can switch tires to the pits and the other was not required to complete the other. For the second time in last year’s competition, only six drivers visited Pitlane.

One-stop races are common in Monaco, which, given the lack of overtake, especially the current cars are almost as large as the akimbo with boats. The state of the track is an important factor; Get it, and 99 percent of the race takes care of itself. Pitstops are nothing more than an inconvenience.

While F1 wait for the narrow-track cars of 2026, it is worth trying to at least somewhat strategic latitude to an additional mandatory stop in Monaco. The Grand Prix stops during the second Act of the prix, considering an event with some stops, will come down for all time and once again present the strategists with the performance overlap of each complex – while the track position relative to other cars But also consider.

Of course, it is deprived; The compulsory stop rule is already an artificial instrument that threatens the race to some extent. Without this, most of the Monaco’s roads will not stop even in view of the low macro roughness and low energy – making another wider procession …

The overtake should not be the only measure of the value of an F1 race, but, the lack of converting the circuit into its current form, Monaco can only be strategically tried to try to ensure a situation to some extent to ensure status changes to some extent. .

Adding an additional stop will not make the kind of magic that will suddenly make Monaco’s streets a paradigm of enthusiasm, but it should offer at least a little bit that we use. Even in the previous year’s case, where the early red flag ensured that the strategists could only base the shining sun of the French Riviera, an additional stop would at least brighten the light on them in a different way.