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Force India tells drivers 'team must always come first'

Force India has reminded its drivers to put the interests of the team ahead of their personal ambitions after the pair collided at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix a week ago.

The inter-team battle between Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon has become increasingly heated in recent weeks after the pair have twice gone wheel-to-wheel for position at the last two races.

In Canada they avoided a collision after battling for fifth and sixth, but Ocon made clear he was not happy with Perez's driving and they both ended up losing a place to Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel. In Azerbaijan they were in the running for a podium during the second Safety Car period but collided at Turn 2 on the restart, effectively taking Perez out of the race and dropping Ocon down the order to an eventual sixth-place finish.