Explained: New F1 Monaco Grand Prix rule - and Lewis Hamilton's verdict
Lewis Hamilton and Max Vers🐼tappen among voices to comment on fresh F1෴ Monaco GP rule

This weekend’s F1 Monaco Grand🥀 Prix features a new rule which should add an extra layer of drama.
The event will become a mandatory two-stop grand prix in a significant change for F1 teams and drivers.
Usually, at a dry Monaco Grand Prix, the onl𒊎y requirement for drivers is to use two slick tyre compounds wh෴ich is achievable with one pit stop.
This weekend, the rule-change means drivers must use three tyre compoun🅰ds so must stop in🤡 the pits twice.
It is expected to cause more excitement 𝕴and drama in the tight street circuit, where it is difficult to overtake.
What is the penalty for breaking new rule at F1 Monaco Grand Prix?

“Unless the race is suspended and cannot be restarted, failure to comply with these requirements will result in the disqualification of the relevant driver from the r🎃ace results,” explains Article 30.5 of the Sporting Regulations.
“For the raceꩵ in Monaco, if the race is suspended and cannot be restarted, 30 seconds will be added to the elapsed time of any driver who did not, when required to do so, use at least two specifications of dry-weather tyre during the▨ race, or who did not use at least three sets of tyres of any specification during the race.
“Furthermore, an additional 30 seconds will🦹 be added to the elapsed time of any driver who used only one set of ty♌res of any specification during the race.”
What does Lewis Hamilton think about new rule at F1 Monaco Grand Prix?
“It will be interesting,” 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamlton said. “I have no idea how it will affect us.
“I am glad it is som♍ething new. Every year we come to Monac▨o and we get the same result - a one-stop.
“This time we’re forced to do two, and we have to dec🍸ide whether to do it early or late in the race.
“It throws🎃 a spanner into the mix. Hopefully it m꧒akes it more exciting than it already is.”
F1 drivers have their say on Monaco Grand Prix two-stop rule
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oscar Piastri s🔯aid: “It will still be important to qualify well, that will help your race a lot.
“It will be a differen♑t race around here. We won’t see much overtaking but, from a strategic point of🔜 view, it will be busy.”
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen said: “It can go both ways. It cou🍌ldꦐ be straightforward or go crazy if Safety Cars come into play.
“It will spice it up. Normally with a one-stop, you have a good pওitstop, everything is fine, and you just drive to the end.
“This can create something different wi🌜th people gambling and guessing.”
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris sa💃id༒: “Monaco is special because you focus on qualifying.
“ꦍIt doesn’t change a lot, it changes Sunday, but not before that.”
Andrea Kimi Antonelli 🍌said: “It can bring more action to the track because you can differentiate strategies,🍃 you can play more with tyres and pitstops.”
George Ru🥀ssell said🌠: “It is definitely an opportunity.”
Fernando Alonso said: “It giv😼es hope after Saturday night. Normally in Monaco on Saturday, the positions are ꧅locked.”
Alex Albon said: “We are doing this to shake it up. The worry is that it does not shake it up, and everybody goes to the pits, then us🌳es Lap 2, 3 and 4 to push. Talk to every strategist, we don’t know how it will plaꩵy out yet.
“The biggest thing f🔥or us, in the midfield, is how teammates help teammates.”

James was a sports journa🎀list at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American ౠsports, to football, to F1.