Overview

• Lando Norris secured victory under the mandatory two-stop format but called the rule “terrible” and said it added unnecessary risk
• Several drivers, including Nico Hülkenberg and Isack Hadjar, labeled the Grand Prix tedious and criticized teams for “bummel” tactics that thwarted passing
• Lewis Hamilton incurred a three-place grid penalty for impeding Max Verstappen in qualifying after a team radio mix-up about Verstappen’s speed
• GPDA chair Alexander Wurz outlined three targeted circuit tweaks—relocating the Nouvelle Schikane, shifting the Rascasse apex, and widening the hairpin—to create more overtaking zones
• George Russell proposed replacing the Monaco race with two qualifying sessions, reflecting a growing view that the street-race format needs radical change