Yuki Tsunoda has been reprimanded after a bizarre incident in the Bahrain Grand Prix pit-lane involving Alex Albon.
The Red Bull driver was making his way out of the pit-lane when he was forced to jink out of the fast-lane into the slow-lane to pass Albon who had been released in front of him by Williams.
Under the notes issued by race director Rui Marques, this is prohibited, with Tsunoda summarily summoned to account for his actions.
In their verdict, the stewards found that Tsunoda saw Albon leaving his garage and felt that if he locked up to avoid the Williams, he could have crashed into the back of it.
This was accepted by the stewards, who then noted that after avoiding Albon, Tsunoda should have dropped back behind him, reminding Tsunoda that overtaking "is prohibited" in the pit-lane unless in "extraordinary circumstances" which this was deemed not to be.
The stewards also found that Albon was not released into the path of Tsunoda unsafely, with on penalty being awarded.
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