Helmut Marko criticised Carlos Sainz over an “unnecessary” move in his late Baku shunt with Sergio Perez, which had an “avalanche” effect for Red Bull. Sainz took advantage of Perez’s late-race battle with Charles Leclerc,

Ferrari's Carlos Sainz said he had done nothing wrong after Red Bull's Sergio Perez lamented a "disastrous" penultimate lap collision between the two at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday.

The incident sparked fury in Perez, who took to the team radio to lambaste Sainz as an "idiot", clearly pinning the blame on the Spaniard for the crash. In stark contrast, Sainz's reaction was one of bewilderment rather than anger, seemingly perplexed at how the events unfolded.