Overview
- At the Nov. 14 meeting in London, the F1 Commission discussed a mandatory two-stop rule alongside tyre-life limits, compound-use options and specification changes, but agreed no sporting changes for now.
- Team bosses including James Vowles, Andrea Stella and Alan Permane warned a forced two-stop could synchronize pit windows and reduce strategic variety rather than increase it.
- Pirelli provided analysis and simulations and signaled preference for adjusting tyre characteristics to promote natural divergence in strategies instead of imposing extra stops.
- The Commission approved for 2026 a minimum 55% painted or stickered livery coverage and agreed to permit drivers to change permanent numbers, pending WMSC approval on December 10.
- With discussions to run through 2026, no mandate is expected next season, and outlets report any two-stop requirement would be unlikely before 2027.