Toto Wolff calls for major regulation change to Monaco GP

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has suggested F1 should look to introduce another rule change to next year's Monaco Grand Prix.

For the 2025 edition of the race, all drivers were mandated to carry out two pit stops for the first time in a bid to shake up the action at the historic venue, which is notoriously difficult to overtake around.

However, it resulted in the Racing Bulls and Williams teams requesting one of their drivers to go deliberately slowly to ensure the other competitor could pit into a safe gap inside the points.

Wolff has suggested F1 should look into managing how much a driver can back off to prevent a similar scenario going forward.

“Even if this was a zero-stop race and we're doing auto cross on a Sunday, it's still a mega venue,” Wolff told media including RacingNews365.

“It’s the Saturday shootout that matters. I think what we can look at is to create some Monaco-specific regulations that there's only a maximum of back-off that you can have.

“You can't hold up a train. You can say you can’t go slower than x seconds from the leaders, that will probably create a little bit more of a closer feel.

“Does it improve the overtaking? I don't think that's feasible.”

Wolff also floated the idea of altering the layout of the track - but acknowledged the challenges created by the nearby environment.

“We need to talk with ACM (Automobile Club de Monaco) here, is there anything we can change on the layout?” Wolff said.

“It’s difficult in a city. We're limited by the mountain and the sea. But I see the positives.”