The 2018 Brazilian Grand Prix was heartbreaking for Max Verstappen and Red Bull, as they missed their chance to win. Esteban Ocon, who was racing for the Racing Point F1 team, was the reason for not winning the race.
Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel, and Valtteri Bottas started the race in podium positions. However, Red Bull driver Max Verstappen was outstanding during that race. He started fifth but soon moved to the pole position with his incredible speed and skills.
Max lost the lead
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For most of the race Max Verstappen was leading but the disaster came in Lap 44 in the form of Estaban Ocon. The French driver was not even in top 10 contention. Max Verstappen was very fast as he lapped every car behind.
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That is the case with Esteban too, he was nearing Ocon to lap him on the main straights. Even the stewards were showing blue flags to Estaban Ocon as Max Verstappen was nearing him. Max Verstappen overtook Esteban on the first corner, but suddenly ocon started to un-lap himself by racing with Max.
He collided with Max Verstappen in the second corner which damaged some of the floor in the Red Bull car and allowed Lewis Hamilton to take the lead and win the race. Max Verstappen lost his pole position due to an error by Esteban who was given a stop-and-go penalty for racing with the leader and causing a collision.
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Penalty with some punches
After the race, Max Verstappen was very angry at Ocon and he searched for a French driver in the grid. Ocon was weighing and Max Verstappen started to have a heated conversation with Esteban eventually pushing him off the weighing line.
Max Verstappen even swore at Ocon during the press conference. The Dutch driver was punished for his actions with two days of community service. There were many occasions over the years where incidents of drivers fighting with each other off the track happened. This was one of those times.