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A tweak to the race director’s notes has prohibited pit lane overtaking after Max Verstappen muscled past his rivals in second practice for F1’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
During FP2 at Yas Marina, the world champion, Max Verstappen, was seen aggressively overtaking other drivers in the narrow pitlane exit, including George Russell and Lewis Hamilton from Mercedes. Verstappen criticized his rivals for driving slowly and blocking him, calling the situation “a bit silly”. He believed they should have moved to allow him to pass since time was limited. In response to the incident, an updated version of the race director’s notes was issued, stating that drivers are not allowed to drive unnecessarily slowly or stop in the fast lane of the pit lane. Additionally, overtaking in the pit exit road is only permitted if a car slows down with an obvious problem.
