💞Max Verstappen has downplayed his confrontation with Formula 1 rival Esteban Ocon following Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix, saying "nothing😼 happened" despite video footage emerging of him pushing the Force India driver.

Verstappen was left aggrieved after being spun by the lapped Ocon while leading the race at I🍒nterlagos, causing him ▨to drop to second place and sustain damage to his Red Bull car.

After crossing the line second behind Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton, Verstappen confronted Ocon in the FIA garage while the driver weight checks were taking place, wiꦬth video footage showing him pushing Ocon multiple times.

"I went to ไhim to ask, and he just gave me a stupid response from his sid🌌e," Verstappen said when asked about the push.

"When you are emotional and stuff like that, and I’m a⛎ racer as well.

"At the end of the day, nothing happened. I don’t kno🔜w what his pr🌳oblem is."

Speaking about the incident on-track, Verstappen called out Ocon for taking a "stupid risk" in trying to unlap himself, for which the Force India driver received a 10-second stop/go penalty and thr📖ee penalty points on his licen𒐪se.

"It was stu♋pid, stupid risk. Of course you are allowed to unlap yourself, but I mean it’s really weird h✅ow that happened," Verstappen said.

"I think the penalty s꧑ays enough from his side, so from me there’s n🔥ot much more to comment."

Both Ocon and Verstappen have been called to the stewards over the 🎉incident in th෴e FIA garage later this evening.

Julianne Cerasoli contributed to this report.