{"id":269745,"date":"2025-11-08T10:22:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T10:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/269745\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T10:22:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T10:22:12","slug":"f1-team-bosses-pour-cold-water-on-mandatory-two-stop-idea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/269745\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 team bosses pour cold water on mandatory two-stop idea"},"content":{"rendered":"

After three consecutive Formula 1 grands prix ended up being straightforward one-stops, a mooted plan for mandatory two-stop strategies is failing to get traction.<\/p>\n

The Baku, Singapore and Austin races lacked strategic variety, hence the proposal was brought up in the Mexico Grand Prix<\/a> drivers\u2019 briefing and within the Sporting Advisory Committee; it is also on the F1 Commission\u2019s agenda.<\/p>\n

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However, the three team principals who took part in Friday\u2019s FIA press conference at the Brazilian Grand Prix<\/a> have expressed major reservations about the idea.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone likes two stops or more, but we have to be careful,\u201d Racing Bulls<\/a>\u2019 Alan Permane warned. \u201cOne of the things that makes a two-stop race tricky is when the tyres aren\u2019t really suited for two stops. So you need to have tyres that demand the two-stop race. If you force a two-stop, you can end up with everyone doing the same strategy and actually have the opposite effect.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd don’t forget, we’ve seen plenty of races with one guy on a one-stop and one guy on a two-stop, and then the guy on a one-stop being chased down by the two-stop \u2013 but that will obviously disappear. So I think we need to think very carefully. And we are. And I’m sure the F1 Commission will debate it, and I’m sure we’ll come to the right answer.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Alan <\/p>\n

Alan Permane, Racing Bulls<\/p>\n

Photo by: Rudy Carezzevoli \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cI agree with Alan,\u201d McLaren<\/a>\u2019s Andrea Stella concurred. \u201cThe tyres remain the fundamental factor to have some variability in the race. And in particular, whenever there’s some degradation, I think we can see overtaking and pit stops.\u201d<\/p>\n

James Vowles added that mandating a specific strategy, given the teams\u2019 expertise, meant all of them would come up with the same plan.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy biggest worry would be that we end up, all of us, doing the same strategy to within a lap of each other because you’re forced that way because of the two stops,\u201d the Williams<\/a> boss said. \u201cSo, to the key point, let’s get the key foundations right, which is tyre degradation and the gaps between the tyres.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I don’t mind a forced rule then that puts us in that circumstance, but I have a worry that immediately where we are now \u2013 I think you’ll get less variability in next year’s races, and that concerns me.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"James <\/p>\n

James Vowles, Team Principal, Williams Racing<\/p>\n

Photo by: Shameem Fahath \/ Motorsport Network<\/a><\/p>\n

What does Pirelli think about it? Last week, Pirelli\u2019s motorsport director Mario Isola was positive, telling Motorsport.com: \u201cWhat we are doing is try to make something good for the show. And I believe that a two-stop is better for the show because you have more unpredictability.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, Pirelli\u2019s F1 chief engineer Simone Berra disagreed on Friday, bringing up the same arguments as the likes of Permane and Vowles: \u201cI’m not personally in favour of the two-stops imposed.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m not sure that two-stops will improve the show in general. I know that some of the team principals spoke today, and basically all of them were not really in favour of it. I agree with them.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe risk is that the more rules you put on the table, then the more, let’s say, similar situation you have in terms of strategies. So basically all the teams will do the same.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn general it’s an additional constraint, and in this case I don’t think you end up with a better show and better races, honestly.<\/p>\n

\"Lance <\/p>\n

Lance Stroll, Aston Martin Racing<\/p>\n

Photo by: Dom Romney \/ Motorsport Images<\/p>\n

\u201cIn my opinion, we have seen beautiful races when it was not clear if it was a one-stop or a two-stop, and then some drivers went for a one-stop, some others went for a two-stop, and they ended up with a similar total race time at the end of the race. It didn’t happen so often in the last races, let’s say, but this is the situation I think where we should go. And the point is that probably how much easier it is to overtake the car in front [for the driver on a two-stop].<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I agree, also again reading some of the comments from today, that probably we have to wait for the 2026 regulation to understand how it is much easier compared to now, to overtake, and then to make proper decisions to improve the show for the sport.\u201d<\/p>\n

Berra is referring to Stella\u2019s stance that, based on the tremendous overhaul in technical rules for 2026, blindly making changes now would be counterproductive.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor 2026 we have so much change going on, and we should observe also what kind of racing we are going to have before we change the technical side and also the rules of the game,\u201d McLaren\u2019s team boss said. \u201cSo, I would invoke a little bit of prudence from this point of view.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet’s observe what happens in 2026, and then we can adapt from a sporting point of view to make sure that the entertainment and the racing is at the right level.\u201d<\/p>\n

Additional reporting by Federico Faturos<\/p>\n

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