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Mercedes denies Paddy Lowe call was team order
Mercedes boss Paddy Lowe insists his drivers did not ignore a clear team order during Sunday's Bahrain grand prix.
Heading for a sure one-two, Lowe - who rarely talks to Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg during races - told the pair ten laps from the end to "make sure we bring both cars home".
To many listeners, it was a clear team order.
"Ok," Rosberg responded, before launching a series of scintillating attacks on Hamilton.
Afterwards, team chairman Niki Lauda revelled in the spectacle, laughing that Rosberg and Hamilton clearly "didn't listen" to Lowe.
Team director Toto Wolff, however, insists the drivers were free to race.
"The guys are racing," he...
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