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FIA bans F1 pit exit overtakes after Verstappen incident in Abu Dhabi
During second practice in Abu Dhabi, Max Verstappen caused some controversy by aggressively passing other cars in the narrow tunnel pit exit, raising safety concerns. In response, F1 race director Niels Wittich implemented a ban on overtaking in the pit exit road, unless a car slows with an obvious problem. Verstappen had clashed with George Russell and Lewis Hamilton, narrowly avoiding contact with the wall. He later expressed frustration with slower drivers blocking his path and attempting to squeeze him into the wall. The issue of overtaking in the pitlane has been a topic of discussion recently as the FIA seeks to address traffic problems in qualifying. While the FIA allowed overtaking in the pit exit in Brazil to avoid blocking, it was deemed unsafe by drivers.
