Norris reveals he "hated the mandatory two pit stops" despite his victory at Monte Carlo

Following the introduction of the mandatory two-stop strategy at the Monaco Grand Prix, McLaren driver Lando Norris conceded that he did not enjoy the new rule, but he can imagine that it provided more entertainment than the previous races at Monte Carlo.

Although Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc dominated the practice sessions at the Monaco Grand Prix, McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri picked up the pace in qualifying.

The Briton set the benchmark in the middle part of qualifying before posting a track record in Q3 en route to a brilliant pole position in the Principality.

His team-mate Piastri was unable to put a perfect lap together when it really mattered, and ended up third on the grid behind the Ferrari of Leclerc.

Despite the introduction of a mandatory two-stop strategy for this year’s Monaco Grand Prix, Lando Norris controlled proceedings in the 78-lap race to snatch his first victory in the Principality from home favourite Charles Leclerc.

Piastri did not always look overly comfortable in his MCL39, but it was still enough for the Australian to finish on the podium and maintain his lead in the championship.

Asked to reveal his thoughts on the mandatory two stops, Norris conceded that he did not enjoy the new rule, but he can imagine that it provided more entertainment than the previous races at Monte Carlo.

"Hated it. Because it made it a lot more scary for me. I wish it was a one-stop, it would have been a lot more chilled. It’s not for me. The rules are not made for me. They're not made for us to enjoy it more or whatever.

"They're made for the fans. They’re made to provide more entertainment for the viewers. I don’t know if that was the case. So maybe it's a question I should ask you. Was the two-stop better than the one-stop?"

Pushed on to reveal whether he thinks that the double pit stop rule can be a permanent rule for all the races, Norris stressed that he would ideally "stay away from manufactured racing."

"I don’t know. Ask the people who make the rules. We just have to abide by them, but it depends what you want. Do you want to manufacture races? There hasn’t been any more overtaking here.

"I thought that was what was wanted. Now you just give people opportunity by luck – by waiting for a red flag, waiting for a Safety Car. You’re not getting a more deserved winner in the end of things, which I don’t entirely agree with.

"I think it should be the person who drives the best race and deserves to win. Of course, I’m probably slightly biased in my opinion, but I think it needs to be improved in different ways – like, overtaking has never been good in Monaco, ever. So, I don’t know why people have such a high expectation.

"But I also think Formula 1 should not turn into just a show to entertain people. It’s a sport. It’s who can race the best, who can qualify the best. Like Charles said, everything was about yesterday. That’s the way it’s been since whatever the first year – 50, 60 years ago.

"So, the last thing I want is manufactured racing, and I think we definitely need to stay away from that and do a better job with cars, with tyres. Then you might start to see more racing, but not by just introducing so many pit stops.