Formula One's showcase Monaco Grand Prix will have two mandatory pitstops per driver to liven up the racing, the sport's governing body said on Wednesday. The 'strategic overhaul', doubling the current minimum,

Formula 1 drivers will have to make at least two pit stops at the Monaco Grand Prix in an attempt to inject some jeopardy into a glamorous race where overtaking is almost impossible. F1's governing body,

Motorsport's governing body, the FIA, has approved a proposal to mandate two pit stops for the Monaco Grand Prix, in dry and wet conditions.

Monaco has faced heavy criticism in recent years for the poor quality of racing and low number of overtakes on the track.

The FIA announced on Wednesday that a plan to increase the amount of pit-stops at the Monaco Grand Prix this year has been approved. The famous race on the streets of the principality is regularly criticised for its lack of overtaking opportunities,

The Monaco Grand Prix has long been nicknamed “the jewel in Formula 1’s crown” but for all the sparkle, the racing has often been dull

In a statement, Stefano Domenicali, president and CEO of F1, said: "This is a truly fantastic moment in Formula 1 history as Tag Heuer becomes the first-ever title partner of the Grand Prix de Monaco, a circuit that featured in the sport’s very first season in 1950, and with which we mark our 75th anniversary this year.

Formula One's showcase Monaco Grand Prix will have two mandatory pitstops per driver to liven up the racing, the sport's governing body said on Wednesday.

Specific regulations for the Monaco Grand Prix have now been approved, having been released by the World Motor Sport Council.

In an attempt to make the Monaco Grand Prix more exciting, the FIA has approved plans to enforce two mandatory pit stops at the event this year.

Formula One's governing body on Wednesday rubber-stamped proposals for a mandatory two-stop strategy to help revive the Monaco Grand Prix as a spectacle. Wednesday's decision, which will apply to both wet and dry races,