Team orders were the story of the Brazilian Grand Prix, with both Red Bull and Ferrari having to ponder ways to help their drivers finish as high as possible in the drivers’ championships. Max Verstappen refused to let Sergio Perez past to help him in his battle with Charles Leclerc, but the Mexican driver might be relieved to hear that a similar situation unfolded at Ferrari. Leclerc was sat in fourth with his teammate Carlos Sainz ahead of him, and with every single point being crucial in his battle with Perez, he asked on the team radio if the Spaniard could let him pass into the podium positions, and therefore putting him ahead of the Mexican in the championship with one race to go....
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