Verstappen raised some eyebrows in second practice when he muscled his way past other cars in the narrow tunnel pit exit that passes under the main track at the Yas Marina circuit.
While his actions were not a strict breach of the regulations, the fact that he came close to being squeezed into the wall highlighted the potential safety issue.
So, in a move to prevent any repeat problems for the remainder of the Abu Dhabi weekend, F1 race director Niels Wittich has outlawed any repeat shenanigans.
In revised event notes that were sent to teams on Saturday morning, Wittich said: “Overtaking is prohibited in the pit exit road unless a car slows with an obvious problem.”
On Friday, the most notable Verstappen moment came when he barged his way ahead of George Russell and then found his path briefly blocked by Lewis Hamilton as he came close to brushing the wall.
Then, having accelerated past the lead Mercedes car, he got briefly held up by Alpine’s Pierre Gasly before surging past the Alpine on the way out of the pits.
Source: Autosport