F1 has enforced a mandatory two-pit-stop rule for the penultimate race of the 2025 season in Qatar due to tyre concerns.

The high-speed corners at the Lusail International Circuit result in high tyre wear, as shown by the FIA enforcing a mandatory three pit-stops amid scorching conditions at the 2023 event.

Concerns remain that cars could be vulnerable to tyre blowouts and, as a result, the governing body in agreement with the teams has mandated that a set of tyres cannot be used for more than 25 laps.

With the grand prix length set at 57 laps, it mandates a minimum of two pit stops for the race, as opposed to the usual one pit stop.

"In Qatar, a limit will be introduced for the number of laps that each set of tyres can cover over the course of the whole race weekend,” a statement

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