Overview

• The FIA mandated two pit stops per driver at the 2025 Monaco Grand Prix to boost overtaking, but teams exploited the regulation instead of creating on-track battles.
• Racing Bulls and Williams deployed one driver as a ‘brake block’ to slow the field and clear the way for teammates’ stops, turning the race into a parade.
• Spectators and competitors condemned the event as one of the dullest in Monaco history, with social media users branding it “the worst race ever.”
• Formula 1 boss Stefano Domenicali hailed the weekend as a success based on record attendance, media coverage and spectator interest despite the lack of action.
• With the pit-stop experiment deemed a failure, the FIA is set to revise the regulations for 2026, yet experts like Helmut Marko warn that narrower chassis alone may not fix Monaco’s overtaking woes.