The FIA has approved a new special rule for the Monaco Grand Prix which is intended to force drivers to make more pit stops.
It has made the change after criticism of last year’s race, in which almost all drivers completed their mandatory switch to a different tyre compound when the race was red-flagged on the first lap.
Formula One Management CEO Stefano Domenicali vowed to avoid a repeat. The WMSC has now approved a proposal made by the F1 Commission to introduce further specific regulations for the Monaco Grand Prix only.
The FIA confirmed the mandatory requirement for drivers to make two pit stops will be imposed regardless of whether the race is dry or wet. Drivers are ordinarily exempt from the requirement to use two dry tyre compounds if they use either the intermediate or full wet weather tyres.
Drivers will not be required to use all three dry tyre compounds in the Monaco Grand Prix. However the FIA will mandate at least two pit stops.
“The FIA World Motor Sport Council reviewed a proposal regarding the implementation of a mandatory two-stop strategy (in both wet and dry conditions) for the Monaco GP, with the primary intent of improving the sporting spectacle of this race given the notable difficulty in overtaking at this circuit,” said the FIA in a statement.
“Following recent discussions in the F1 Commission, a specific requirement for the Monaco GP has been approved mandating the use of at least three sets of tyres in the race, with a minimum of two different tyre compounds to be used if it’s a dry race.”
Other special regulations are already in place for the Monaco Grand Prix, which is run to a distance of 260 kilometres, instead of the 305 kilometre minimum set at all other circuits.
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