Red Bull have posted their first tweet in response to the incident that saw Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo collide during the Azerbaijan GP on Sunday.The two drivers had been battling throughout the race in Baku, coming to blows on several occasions, but the final incident would see Ricciardo plough into the back of his teammate on the approach to Turn 1 as he attempted a pass.Initially, it was the Australian who had the advantage after staying ahead at the start, but Verstappen moved ahead with a bold move up the inside at Turn 2 after the first Safety Car restart.The two drivers would then be passed by both Renault's on faster tyres in the first stint, before a crash for Nico Hulkenberg and a pit-stop for Carlos Sainz took both out of the equation.That allowed Their battle continued with Ricciardo holding back from his teammate but still able to run very close, a usual indicator of being the faster driver.Further attempts into Turn 1 were rebuffed with Verstappen understeering into the other Red Bull and rubbing wheels at one point, after locking his brakes, before barging back past into the next corner on another occasion.The signs were there that a crash was inevitable but the situation seemed resolved after Ricciardo produced a definitive pass into Turn 1 and was able to pull out a small margin.That was until the pit-stops when Max stayed out one lap longer than and was able to get back ahead.Then came the disaster as the race winner from China tried to out-manoeuvre his 20-year-old teammate into Turn 1, jinking to the outside and then trying to switch back to the inside to perform the dummy.It was a brave move but should have been possible if Verstappen hadn't moved back to the left on the approach to the corner, something that is against the regulations.

The disappointment on the pitwall was undeniable with chief technical officer Adrian Newey walking back into the garage in disgust.

Perhaps that was because the whole situation was easily avoidable had Red Bull instructed Verstappen to let the seemingly faster Ricciardo past.

In the tweet, posted after Lewis Hamilton used the resulting chaos after the Safety Car to take his first win of the season, the Milton Keynes outfit made their position clear.

The stewards have since given both drivers a reprimand for the incident, and team boss Christian Horner understandably refused to comment when collared by Sky's Ted Kravitz in the moments after.

However, after two incidents with Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel at the last two races, surely there has to be some kind of further repercussion for Verstappen.

The level he took it to against his own teammate is not what you would expect at any team let alone one wanting to fight for the championship.

A golden rule in F1 is to never take out your partner but it seemed pretty clear that the Dutchman was willing to go to any level to keep Ricciardo behind him.

The Australian did seem faster though, with the additional stress on the tyres when following another car closely for a prolonged period likely meaning he didn't pull further when he did finally get past.

Red Bull should take some of the blame too for not calling an end to the hostile battle sooner and now with two double retirements in four races, their championship chances that already depended on a near-perfect year are very slim.