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Mercedes: We asked Lewis and Nico to hold position

24 March, 2013 Lewis Hamilton wheel to wheel with Nico Rosberg in Malaysia Team orders were the buzz words at the end of an action packed and dramatic Malaysian Grand Prix weekend, and central to the controversy during the race were the Mercedes team who ordered their drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg to hold station towards the end of the race. Problem was that Rosberg was adamant he could go quicker, while Hamilton was clearly slwoer but not keen to relinquish third place. The duo, who were teammates in the lower formulae and are good friends off track, battled it out wheel to wheel and swapped places until the pit wall called a stop to the duel. On lap 51 Rosberg declared on the...
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