The FIA introduced on Tuesday that are taking a look at growing the quantity of pit-stops on the this 12 months.
The well-known race on the streets of the principality is for its lack of overtaking alternatives, with Crimson Bull’s labelling final 12 months’s race as “boring” – with the top-10 not altering order in any respect from the beginning of the race to the top.
In consequence, after a gathering of the Fee on Tuesday morning in London, it was agreed that the variety of obligatory pit stops (one) per driver ought to be elevated. No additional element was given.
An FIA assertion learn: “With the goal of selling higher racing on the , the fee mentioned proposals for Monaco-specific laws.
“The fee agreed to extend the numbers of obligatory pit stops within the Race.
“These proposals shall be additional mentioned by the Sporting Advisory Committee within the coming weeks.”
gained his house race final 12 months however as a result of an early crimson flag – permitting all of the drivers to change tyres and make their obligatory tyre swap – the order of the top-10 didn’t change.
With only one DRS zone on the primary straight, overtaking is near-impossible across the tight twists and turns of Monaco.
Verstappen, who completed sixth and couldn’t squeeze his Crimson Bull previous George Russell forward, stated over the radio: “F*** me, that is actually boring… I ought to’ve introduced my pillow”.
He added afterwards: “Total the weekend is absolutely cool, simply the Sunday is a little bit bit boring sadly, however the surroundings continues to be nice,” Verstappen stated.
“If we are able to discover a solution to race a bit higher, why not? That might be my most well-liked answer.”
Lewis Hamilton additionally stated of final 12 months’s race: “It was non-eventful. Everybody drove so gradual. So it did not matter what tyre you have been on. We have been driving seconds off the tempo.
“I do not know what it was like watching, however I’m positive individuals have been falling asleep.”
This 12 months’s Monaco GP will happen on 23-25 Might.
