FIA to make call on mandatory three-stop Qatar race?

FIA announced that Pirelli had discovered a serious risk of potential dramatic punctures during Sunday’s Qatar main race following its post-practice analysis of tires that had completed over 20 laps in Friday’s FP1 session.

It was revealed that Pirelli would analyze the state of the tires used in Saturday’s 19-lap sprint race, which took place with revised track limits at two of the corners.

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If Pirelli found the issue was still occurring following the track changes, Sunday’s grand prix event would have mandated stint length caps and three pitstops to avoid the risk of punctures occurring.