Could the Monaco Grand Prix have at least two compulsory stops in 2025?
The FIA said on Tuesday that the F1 committee “had discussed specific regulations proposals in Monaco” and “the Commission agreed to increase the number of compulsory stands in the race”. These proposals will be discussed further by the sports advisory committee in the coming weeks.
The F1 teams are currently required to make at least one tire change during a Grand Prix in dry conditions. The teams must run at least two of the three tires available during a race, which means that if a pilot starts the race on the soft compound tire, he must also run the medium or hard tire at a given time during of the event.
Monaco has been a source of dismay for F1, because the winding track through the Principality does not have much room for cars to be exceeded, especially since F1 cars have become much larger in recent years. The race is one of the most famous on the calendar, but the qualification day has an excessive importance.
Four of the last six races have not presented a single change of head and you have to return to the 2016 race to find the last race with more than two changes of the head. There have not been more than four head changes in a single Monaco Grand Prix since the 2004 race.
The commission’s proposal was unveiled among other announcements Tuesday before the painting program for each team Tuesday afternoon. The FIA said: “New more rigorous deviation tests on the front wing will be introduced from the Spanish Grand Prix” and, “new more rigorous deviation tests on the rear wing” would start at the start of the season. The fastest teams in recent years have been accused as much as possible the wings rigidity rules by moving and deviation of cars while cars are at high speed to create more support strength and reduce the trail.
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