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F1 scraps mandatory Monaco GP two-stop rule for 2026

Formula 1 drivers will no longer be required to make at least two pitstops in the Monaco Grand Prix, while the FIA has added an extra minute to Q3 in qualifying

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F1 extends partnership with Monaco Grand Prix to 85 years with new contract

F1’s crown jewel event has come under criticism for a lack of overtaking, but a fresh deal has been agreed

The Independent UK

Monaco GP critics should “stop crying”, says Nico Hulkenberg

Nico Hulkenberg didn’t mince his words when discussing potential changes to the Monaco Grand Prix track, as the Sauber Formula 1 driver told critics to “stop crying” about the historic track, which plays host to notoriously dull races given how difficult it is to overtake.

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Autosport Podcast: Monaco Grand Prix review

The 2025 Monaco Grand Prix is the focal point in the latest Autosport podcast, as Editor-In-Chief Kevin Turner sits down with News Editor Ed Hardy and Business Correspondent Mark Mann-Bryans.

Autosport

How to change the Monaco circuit without breaking the bank

In his memoirs, Monaco Grand Prix founder Antony Noghes detailed the days and weeks he spent wandering the streets of the Principality, trying to work out a route for his proposed motor race.

Autosport

How to change the Monaco F1 circuit to save the grand prix

In his memoirs, Monaco Grand Prix founder Antony Noghes detailed the days and weeks he spent wandering the streets of the Principality, trying to work out a route for his proposed motor race.

Motorsport

How Liam Lawson's hold-up play affected the Monaco GP

One of the great mysteries prior to this year's Monaco Grand Prix had lain in how Formula 1's teams would execute a second stop for tyres – especially without the impact of a safety car.

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How Liam Lawson's slow-down tactics affected the Monaco GP

One of the great mysteries prior to this year's Monaco Grand Prix had lain in how Formula 1's teams would execute a second stop for tyres – especially without the impact of a safety car.

Motorsport

“Are you upset with me?” – What happened between Lewis Hamilton and his race engineer in Monaco?

The 2025 Monaco Grand Prix was yet another race that left Ferrari in fire-fighting mode afterwards, owing to apparent tensions in radio traffic between Lewis Hamilton and his engineer.

Motorsport

How Ferrari has downplayed latest Hamilton radio tension in F1 Monaco GP

The 2025 Monaco Grand Prix was another Formula 1 race that left Ferrari in fire-fighting mode afterwards, owing to apparent tensions in radio traffic between Lewis Hamilton and his engineer.

Autosport

Has the Monaco Grand Prix lost its sparkle? | The F1 Hangover

Let’s get one thing straight: the Monaco Grand Prix is just as special as everyone tells you it is. The history, the prestige, the European glamour - it’s absolute magic. For decades, the 78-lap race around the streets of Monte Carlo has been unmatched in spectacle and status. It’s long…

Motorsport

Monaco F1 track changes “only way to encourage overtaking” - Christian Horner

After another Monaco Grand Prix saw little variety between qualifying and race results, with McLaren’s Lando Norris winning from pole position, Red Bull Formula 1 boss Christian Horner is calling for drastic changes in the Principality.

Motorsport

How "stroke of genius" set up Racing Bulls for season-best result at F1 Monaco GP

Sitting in the Monaco Grand Prix media centre towards the end of Sunday’s Formula 1 race, the press pack were trying to decide just how we each felt about the introduction of the mandatory two-stop rule and if it had worked or not.

Autosport

“Stroke of genius” set Racing Bulls up for season-best result at F1 Monaco GP

Sitting in the Monaco Grand Prix media centre towards the end of Sunday’s Formula 1 race, my Motorsport Network colleagues and I were trying to decide just how we felt about the introduction of the mandatory two-stop rule and if it had worked or not.

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Who slept best last night: Zak Brown

Lando Norris says he’s given up alcohol and partying – but even if he did abstain from celebrating his Monaco Grand Prix victory, chances are he didn’t have a restful night. He outlined in the post-race press conference why he can’t be entirely at ease. Yes, the Monaco win was a…

The Independent UK

Toto Wolff says different perspective needed as he defends Monaco Grand Prix

The FIA’s new two pit-stop strategy did not affect the order of the leading cars.

Motorsport

Should F1 make the Monaco GP a qualifying contest? George Russell thinks so

George Russell thinks a radical Monaco Grand Prix format change might be needed after a failed Formula 1 rules experiment.

Autosport

Russell: F1 should make Monaco GP a qualifying race

George Russell thinks a radical Monaco Grand Prix format change might be needed after a failed Formula 1 rules experiment.

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The Independent UK

F1’s Monaco Grand Prix experiment flopped – but two changes can save prestigious race

The new two-stop regulation in Monaco was manipulated into a mockery by Racing Bulls and Williams

Evening Standard

F1: Lando Norris wins Monaco Grand Prix to cut Oscar Piastri's title lead to three points

McLaren driver held off home favourite Charles Leclerc

The Independent UK

Lando Norris appears to rekindle romance with Portuguese model

Model and actor Margarida Corceiro cheered Norris as he secured pole position for Monaco Grand Prix

Motorsport

Williams boss apologised for causing Mercedes’ woes in F1 Monaco GP

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff reached into his pocket during his post-race media briefing and pulled out his phone to read a text exchange that he had with his Williams counterpart during the Monaco Grand Prix. The messages showed Williams team principal James Vowles apologising to Wolff after his drivers…

The Independent UK

Lando Norris wins first Monaco Grand Prix - what to know

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Did F1’s Monaco GP two-pitstop rule work? Our writers have their say

The mandatory two tyre changes at this year’s Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix was the talking point of the race – but did it work?

Autosport

"Maybe throw bananas" - why Verstappen felt F1's Monaco GP pitstop rule was like Mario Kart

Max Verstappen says the mandatory two-pitstop rules turned Formula 1's Monaco Grand Prix into "almost Mario Kart", and reckons the experiment hasn't worked.

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