After seemingly being opposed to using team orders last season, Ferrari has dramatically flipped its philosophy around which is already playing a pivotal role in its Formula 1 world title charge in 2019. The Italian outfit has imposed team orders on its drivers at each of the opening three rounds of the campaign. First, it instructed the faster Charles Leclerc to stay behind teammate Sebastian Vettel at the season-opener in Australia, and the new recruit duly obliged. It was a different story in Bahrain, however, as Leclerc ignored calls to hold position behind Vettel for two laps as he immediately passed the German to take a lead he would not relinquish until late engine issues robbed...
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