Team orders have been the talk of Formula 1 in recent weeks, with all three of the top teams being involved in some sort of communication drama at the Brazilian Grand Prix. George Russell asked Mercedes if Lewis Hamilton would be allowed to fight him on a safety car restart, Charles Leclerc asked Carlos Sainz to give up his podium position and Max Verstappen refused to let Sergio Perez pass him despite clear instructions. Verstappen’s refusal to allow his teammate through led to Perez and Leclerc going into the final race of the season in Abu Dhabi level on points, with the Monegasque driver eventually coming out on top and preventing Red Bull’s first ever one-two finish in the...
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