Formula One's showcase Monaco Grand Prix will have two mandatory pitstops per driver to liven up the racing, the sport's governing body said on Wednesday.

The ‘strategic overhaul’, doubling the current minimum, was approved by the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council at its first meeting of the year.

Formula 1 drivers will have to make at least two pit stops at the Monaco Grand Prix in an attempt to inject some jeopardy into a glamorous race where overtaking is almost impossible