Max Verstappen: Christian Horner defends Red Bull driver after push
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has defended Max Verstappen after he pushed rival driver Esteban Ocon, saying: "Drivers aren't robots and we don't want them to be."
Verstappen confronted Force India's Ocon following Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix after a collision between the pair cost the 21-year-old Dutchman victory.
Governing body the FIA has ordered him to do "two days of public service".
"I don't think it got out of hand," said Horner.
"Through the irresponsible actions of a backmarker we've lost a grand prix, and it just wasn't handled at all well by Ocon. It was totally irresponsible to be racing Max.
"Of course we don't condone violence in any way but you have to understand that emotions are running very high."
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Verstappen was on course for victory when backmarker Ocon left his car on the inside of the Red Bull at the Senna S and pitched it into a spin.
The incident cleared the way for Lewis Hamilton to secure the 10th victory of his championship-winning campaign, with Verstappen finishing second.
Ocon was hit with a 10-second stop-and-go penalty, the harshest punishment available to the stewards other than disqualification.
"We have seen in other sports that there is interaction between players, and it's down to the referee to step in and manage that," said Horner.
"What I don't know is what words were exchanged, and how Max was antagonised."
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He stuck by Seb when he disobeyed team orders, and has never criticised Max's questionable driving/defending.
All day long there was great overtakes at the very corner without incident! As soon as MV is involved it all turns sour!
RBR need to take a long hard look at themselves! Shocking the RBR gave acted in this way. It’s as bad as the incident on track.
They all need to grow up!
OK he is quick but he needs to learn his race craft. At the moment he is just a petulant, arrogant spoil brat with no class. Oh and by the way, RBR treatment of DR? again no class...
He's disrespectful to engine partners, fellow drivers and anybody that doesn't praise him.
KVYAT was given the opportunity to cool off after 2 ibcidents, and a fraction of the attitude shown by mv.
I think he's the single biggest threat to safety in f1.
Time for a change of management at the gut-rotting-drink racing team
Nor are they thugs, and we shouldn't expect them to be.
Verstappen said "I hope I can't find him in the paddock" during the cool down lap - clearly he was going to go after Ocon regardless
Unacceptable behaviour by Verstappen & embarrassing of CH to defend him so blindly.
That's racing, surely.
Horner is saying a "backmarker", even with a quicker car, must stay behind.
That is not racing.
Max should learn from LH that you dont need to win each battle to can win a war
Max wrong to react like this (even many will understand why)