Verstappen, Ricciardo reprimanded for all-Red Bull Azerbaijan GP crash
Baku, April 30, AZERTAC
Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo have been reprimanded after F1's governing body ruled both were at fault for the spectacular collision which wiped the Red Bull cars out of the Azerbaijan GP, according to Sky Sports.
Having already twice banged wheels during an increasingly fraught race-long duel, the Red Bull drivers' afternoons ended in a heavy collision on lap 40 when Ricciardo hit the back of Verstappen as he attempted to pass his team-mate into Turn One.
The Baku stewards summoned the drivers to discuss the incident and later issued reprimands to Ricciardo and Verstappen, although the pair escaped potentially damaging grid drops for the next race in Spain.
The stewards ruled that while Verstappen made "two moves" in front of Ricciardo and the "incident had its origins in the moves", they decided both were "relatively minor" on the Dutchman's part.
Ricciardo also "admitted he left his move to overtake on the left too late" and therefore the judging panel ruled his actions "also contributed to the incident".
Stewards confirmed that both drivers expressed regret about the collision, with Verstappen and Ricciardo having already issued separate apologies to Red Bull in TV interviews.
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