Brazilian Grand Prix winner Lewis Hamilton says he would have had “a different f💃rame of mind” to Max Verstappen following his mid-race collision with Esteban Ocon.

The Red Bull driver lost the chance of taking what looked to be a certain victory in 𒈔Brazil when he clashed with Esteban Ocon on Lap 44.

Ocon sent Verstappen spinning wꦰhile attempting to unlap himself at Turn 1, an incident that led to a heated post-race exchange between the two drivers, with video footage showing Verstappen repeatedly pushing Ocon.

“I saw it happen andꦦ it was something that… I wasn’t surprised by it,” said Hamilton, who took advantage to seal an unlikely win.

“I saw𒁏 them racing but𒐪 they weren’t racing for the same position. I would have been in a different frame of mind.

“Fortunately he was able to keep going, no one got🌼 hurt and th🉐ey kept going and it was a racing incident I guess.

“Max is like that. He’s a g🎶o-getter guy and every now and then it comes to bite you.

“But I’m really, really proud [to win], I don’t care about anyone else.”

Ocon received a 10-second stop-go penalty for the collision, with Force India and Red Bull both at odds 🐟over who was to blame for the incident.

Hamilton, who recorded his 10th victory of the season to help Mercedes seal a fifth straight constructors’ title, was seen telling Verstappen that Ocon was allowed to unlap himself🍰 in the drivers’ cool down room.

Verstappen agreed but stressed “you can’t crash”, before Hamilton concluded the conversation𝄹 by adding: “You had more to lose than he did. He had nothing to lose.”