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"Maybe throw bananas" - why Verstappen felt F1's Monaco GP pitstop rule was like Mario Kart

Max Verstappen says the mandatory two-pitstop rules turned Formula 1's Monaco Grand Prix into "almost Mario Kart", and reckons the experiment hasn't worked.

In an attempt to avoid the usual procession, after a 2024 race in which the top 10 drivers finished in the same order they started, F1 decided to impose a rule forcing cars to run three different sets of tyres, effectively turning the race into a two-stopper.

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