Overview
- Following presentations from teams and Pirelli, the F1 Commission reported that no changes were agreed to mandate two pit stops.
- Discussions will continue through the 2026 season, making a blanket two-stop rule unlikely next year and pushing any adoption to 2027 at the earliest, with Monaco remaining a possible exception.
- Options on the table included altering tyre specifications, imposing stint-life limits, and potentially requiring use of all three dry compounds, with details still unsettled.
- Team bosses Alan Permane, James Vowles and Andrea Stella cautioned that forcing two stops could homogenize tactics, while Max Verstappen flagged many unknowns for 2026 that complicate a decision.
- The Commission also advanced other items: ATR changes under development, a 55% minimum painted livery area endorsed, flexibility for drivers to change permanent numbers proposed, and driver-cooling system revisions with a possible weight increase, all pending WMSC approval on December 10.