Verstappen tussles with rival after losing the lead in Brazil
Dutch driver Max Verstappen was accused of trying to punch French rival Esteban Ocon after a controversial clash at Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix which was won by five-time world champion Lewis Hamilton. Red Bull star Verstappen was seen on TV pushing Force India’s Ocon three times and was accused of threatening to hit him, after the pair had collided on track. The collision on lap 44 of the 71-lap race at Interlagos’ famed Senna S curves cost Verstappen the race and he had to settle for second place. The livid Dutchman, 21, had earlier said he did not see the Frenchman in the paddock after the race, but made no effort to avoid him in the drivers’ weighing room where he walked straight at him. “We were at the scales room,” said Ocon. “He wanted to punch me. He pushed me and he was wanting to be violent. It was not professional.” Ocon added that his rivalry with Verstappen “goes back a few years” and said, “I’m used to the fights with Max. He has always been the same”. “I was behind ...
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