The Azerbaijan Grand Prix would prove yet to be another disaster. Despite Ricciardo qualifying 4th and Verstappen 5th, Verstappen reported early issues with his engine battery deployment after the lap 6 safety car restart following the first lap crash. However, the pace of the RB14 allowed both drivers to filter through the field after the first round of pitstops back to 4th and 5th, where the two would continue to duel each other and race closely until their own pitstops on lap 35. The main disaster occurred on lap 40. Verstappen, who had just passed Ricciardo due to an overcut during the pitstop, made an extremely late defensive move to the left side of the track to cover an attempted dummy overtake by Ricciardo, which caused a collision between the pair. Both cars were forced to retire and scored no points.