Overview
- The measure was agreed with the FIA and Formula 1 and issued to teams via an event-specific technical prescription covering the entire weekend.
- Laps are counted cumulatively across all sessions, including Safety Car and Virtual Safety Car running, with grid, formation and post-flag laps excluded.
- Before the grand prix, Pirelli will tell each team how many laps remain available on every tyre set to guide strategy.
- Pirelli will supply the hardest compounds (C1–C3) with sprint-weekend allocations of two hards, four mediums and six softs, and the sprint distance does not require pit stops under the cap.
- Pirelli says the limit differs from 2023’s kerb-related issue that has since been addressed, and it is a Qatar-specific safety intervention rather than a blanket rule change.