Following instances of drivers stopping on the exit of the pitlane in recent races, in response to a maximum lap time rule designed to minimise traffic during qualifying, the FIA elected to ban that practice and introduce new guidance for the Brazilian Grand Prix.
This allows drivers to make their gap between the pit exit and the second safety car line, as long as they remain as far left as possible to let other cars go past.
Although the rule was successful in stopping cars from parking up at the pit exit lights, the restrictiveness of the pit exit made it difficult for others to pass without dipping on the grass.
Verstappen was seen bustling through a number of cars as he looked to go out on track for his sprint qualifying Q3 lap and, when asked for his opinion on the revised ruling, offered a dim view of the situation.
"It was absolutely terrible," Verstappen stated. "On this track, you have quite a long pit exit and there are some walls.
"But on some other tracks, if we implement this, you're driving very slowly onto a straight where people are passing with 300+ [km/h]. And you're maybe driving at 15, 20 to make a gap, which is extremely dangerous.
"For me, this doesn't work at all. It just creates even more trouble. I mean, look at what was happening [in qualifying] - people going on the grass, including myself, to try and pass cars.
Source: Autosport