P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Max Verstappen and Esteban Ocon’s F1 rivalry was reignited during a heated – and ultimately unnecessary – near-miss in qualifying at the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
Verstappen and Ocon, known for their clash in the 2018 Brazilian Grand Prix, had another incident during Q1 in Las Vegas. Verstappen made an aggressive move on Ocon into Turn 1, while both were starting a flying lap. Ocon had overtaken Verstappen earlier, but the move ruined his lap and he was eliminated in 17th place. Ocon criticized Verstappen over team radio while Verstappen called Ocon a “stupid idiot.” Ocon explained that he had to overtake Verstappen because he had traffic on his first lap, whereas Verstappen had enough pace to not do a second lap.
