Major Monaco GP rule change officially approved

The World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) has formally approved plans for the Monaco Grand Prix to be a mandatory two-stop race.

News of the proposal emerged in the run up to F1 75 Live last week. The iconic race has been under pressure for some time due to the quality of the Sunday track action there.

As a safe and comfortable one-stopper, the tight twists and turns of the principality renders overtaking next to impossible.

Due to the size of modern F1 cars, the Monaco Grand Prix has grown to essentially be determined almost entirely by qualifying.

Whilst that aspect is celebrated and the overall weekend is still loved by drivers, it has become less popular amongst fans, to the extent there have been growing calls for it to lose its place on the calendar.

The hope is that by introducing a second required pit stop, there will be greater strategy variance and therefore a more interesting and entertaining event.

The next step will be for F1 to confirm it is moving forward with the plans, but approval has come from the F1 commission (part of the WMSC), so it appears to be a formality at this stage.

The requirement to run at least two separate tyre compounds remains.