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Originally posted by ales
What, like we've seen in France this year?
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Did somebody move over for somebody else in France? Or fake a mechanical problem? Must've missed it.
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What, like McLaren at the last race? 
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Must've missed that one too. You're just trying to take the proverbial aren't you Alex?
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Face it, it's all good and all to slate team orders when the team has no chance to win the championship. But once a driver has a sniff at it, there will be no racing between teammates, in any team, whether team orders are illegal (like this year) or not (like last year). I'd like to see David and Kimi race for position (somewhat dubious considering the qualifying performance DC displayed today). Williams is another story, as both drivers are in with a chance, but I doubt that they will race eachother too hard - Williams want the constructors' title. But we'll see.
P.S. I've never found anything wrong with team orders, neither do I now, and I think McLaren will be stupid not to have discussed the situation with their drivers and made it clear what was expected of both of them without the need to go over it over the radio during the race.
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Nothing wrong with common sense team orders, but when one driver is decreed subservient to the greater glory of another I think it is wrong. It was wrong in the 50's with Fangio taking over other driver's cars when his broke down, it was wrong in the 70's when Peterson and Vileneuve had to finish behind Andretti and Schekter respectively. And is it most wrong with Schumacher where the most sucessful driver of all time still needs to have his team mate pull over and let him through. But this is getting OT.