Sebastian Vettel insists Ferrari’s priority lies with the best interests of the team and not individual drivers following its early use of team orders in the 2019 Formula 1 season. Ferrari has imposed team orders on its drivers at each of the opening three races of 2019, telling new signing Charles Leclerc to hold station behind Vettel in Australia and Bahrain, before instructing the Monegasque to allow Vettel throw into third place during the early stages of last weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix. New team boss Mattia Binotto has already made it clear that Ferrari would prioritise Vettel in “50-50” situations if required in a bid to avoid similar indecision over its team orders policy...
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