5 Crazy Moments from the 2018 Baku Grand Prix

#3 Ruining of The Bulls

Daniel Ricciardo & Max Verstappen crashing in Baku 2018

Two Races in a row, and two consecutive Red Bull-owned stable, teammate crashes! What is it with these Bulls and tangling with their partners? Just two weeks after the Toro Rosso's crashed in Shanghai leading to a crucial safety car, the two Red Bulls came to blows here in Baku and led to a safety car which changed the course of the race.

Starting P4 and P5 on the grid, Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen were going at it right from lights out. A narrow miss into turn one led to Carlos Sainz and Nico Hulkenberg getting ahead of Verstappen and Ricciardo respectively, making it seem like Renault were on for a solid race this time round.

However, it seemed like the two cars were drawn together by destiny this time. Hulkenberg made an error, spurred by high winds, causing him to retire, and the degrading tires of Sainz's Renault caused him to fall behind the Bulls.

The Dutchman and the Aussie went toe to toe and wheel to wheel on the city streets, truly a battle for the ages, although it did not end in a way that either driver would like to remember. After touching and brushing each other multiple times over the course of the race, and swapping places a number of times, Ricciardo found himself behind Verstappen on the long straight down to turn one.

Ricciardo & Verstappen on their way out of the 2018 Baku GP

Of course, Ricciardo wasn't going to back down now after fighting for the place for so long, and in typical Danny Ric style, bluffed Max and sent his Red Bull charging down the inside, anticipating that his teammate would try and block on the right.

However, Max weaved from side to side, not in an erratic manner per se, but enough to stunt Ricciardo's braking and force both Red Bulls into a spectacular crash that pulled out the safety car and changed the course of the race.