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Max Verstappen: Bad press or F1 box office?

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Love him or loathe him, Max Verstappen will be making headlines in Formula One for years to come.

His clash with Esteban Ocon on lap 44 of the Brazilian Grand Prix was remarkable for a number of reasons -- not least the irony of it happening on the same circuit that Max's father Jos infamously took out Juan Pablo Montoya while the Colombian led the Brazilian Grand Prix in 2001. But almost as remarkable was the post-race clash which followed, and the fact it is the only physical altercation of any sort between two Formula One drivers in recent memory.