Understandable but not justifiable -- that was the view of Formula One's motorsport managing director, Ross Brawn, after watching the altercation between Max Verstappen and Esteban Ocon after Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix.
Verstappen's anger was triggered by Ocon taking him out of the lead of the race and, once the chequered flag had fallen, the Dutchman tracked down Ocon and repeatedly shoved him in the chest three times before storming off. Brawn believes the post-race incident exposed a flaw in Verstappen's character that he must address, but said it should not cancel out the his remarkable race to that point, which had seen him progress from fifth on the gird to the lead in the space of 40 laps.