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Red Bull’s bosses could be forgiven for seeing red after their drivers collided at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
When Daniel Ricciardo smashed into the back of the swerving Max Verstappen, it ended both their races and dealt an early but heavy blow to title challenge hopes.
They have clashed before, but this incident comes as Ricciardo is publicly considering a move to Ferrari or Mercedes for next season.
The stewards ruled that Verstappen had moved twice to defend his position – when only one move is allowed – and said Ricciardo admitted he left it ‘too late’ to overtake. Both drivers received a formal reprimand, and each apologised to Red Bull.
Ricciardo said: “Everyone is pretty heartbroken.”
Verstappen said he didn’t want the team to stop him fighting Ricciardo on the track in the future. “We will learn from this and have to make sure it doesn’t happen again,” he said.
The incident echoes an earlier generation of Red Bull rivalry. The relationship between the team’s two star drivers of the early 2010s, Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber, turned increasingly toxic during their five seasons together, especially after they collided while fighting for the lead in Turkey in 2010.
