‘You expect me to shake his hand?’ – Verstappen stands by push on Ocon

• Max Verstappen confronted Esteban Ocon after Brazil collision
• Red Bull driver lost lead and win because of incident

Max Verstappen has defended his actions in confronting and shoving Esteban Ocon after the pair clashed at the Brazilian Grand Prix. During a tense press conference at which both drivers were present in Abu Dhabi, the Dutchman insisted that strong emotions were a part of sport and that drivers were not robots.

Verstappen was leading the race in Brazil when Ocon attempted to unlap himself in his Force India. The pair clashed and Verstappen span and took damage, losing his place and the race to Lewis Hamilton.

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