Haas might have scored points at the German Grand Prix but tensions remain high between their two drivers.
Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen crossed the line ninth and 10th at Hockenheim and would be promoted to seventh and eighth after the two Alfa Romeo’s were given post-race penalties.
However, after taking each other out at Silverstone, the pair touched wheels again on Sunday at the hairpin with one blaming the other.
“We don’t have a rule that we are not allowed to race each other,” Magnussen said. “We’ve been told very clearly that we can’t touch each other, and I see no reason why we had to touch each other [today].
“It’s very clear I was on the inside, it’s not like I was diving on the inside, and then he [Grosjean] chooses to turn into me. I don’t know what he was doing.
“I respect him a lot, but I think these incidents could be avoided. There are other areas where we can work very well as teammates, so we need to get over this.”
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Grosjean refused to comment on the matter in the paddock and Haas team boss Guenther Steiner was even more bemused.
“I’m just as surprised as everyone else that what happened at Silverstone has happened again,” he told Sky Sports.
“I didn’t speak with them after the race as there is no point, but we will do before Budapest and find a clear line of what to do and not to do.
“It looks like I need to tell them event after event and lap by lap what to do.
“We are not very quick on the track at the moment so we don’t need more distractions.”
As it is, the 10 points have brought Haas back into contention in the Constructors’ standings, sitting just 16 points behind fifth-placed Toro Rosso.