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Horner: Formula 1 drivers aren’t robots

In the wake of Max Verstappen's shoving episode with Esteban Ocon, Red Bull chief has again come out in defence of drivers pointing out the fact that they are human beings with passions and emotions. Tempers flared after the Brazilian Grand Prix, earlier Ocon had punted Verstappen out of the lead when being lapped triggered some harmless argy-bargy in the drivers' weigh-in area. As a result Dutchman has been handed a ‘community service' fine, whatever that means… Reflecting on the widely reported incident, Horner said, “Drivers aren’t robots at the end of the day, nor should they be. We see in other sports that there is interaction between players and it’s down to the...
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