Increasing the pit lane speed ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix, Formula 1 stalwart Fernando Alonso has given it his backing as the drivers shouldn’t have a problem even with the tight pit lane.

Zandvoort has one of the tightest pit lanes on the F1 calendar, which has in the past seen the FIA reduce the drivers’ pit lane entry speed to 60km/h.

FIA have upped the pit lane speed in a bid to open the door to two-stop strategies

Additional reporting by Thomas Maher

This year, though, it’s been increased to 80km/h.

The FIA note read: “Pit lane speed limits: 80km/h in practice, qualifying and the race.”

The decision comes after a spate of one-stop strategy races were created by the extra time it would take in the pit lane to make a second stop, thus negating the desire to even try a two-stoppe

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