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F1: FIA drops the Monaco two-stop
The FIA has quietly done away with the rule that saw two mandatory pit stops at the 2025 Monaco Grand Prix. Introduced as a means of (yawn) spicing up the action at a circuit where traditionally there is little overtaking, for the 2025 race the FIA introduced a rule whereby all drivers had to make two mandatory pit stops, using three sets of tyres as opposed to two. Unfortunately, the team strategists were quick to find a loophole whereby drivers, especially in the midfield, deliberately backed up rivals running behind either to create a pit stop gap for themselves or their teammate. The result was a race even more farcical and ludicrous than even the most processional of previous events....
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