Team orders have played a defining role in Formula One on a number of occasions. Some are more controversial than others, notably the very telegraphed ‘radio communication’ between Felipe Massa and his race engineer Rob Smedley about two thirds of the way through the 2010 German Grand Prix at the Hockenheimring. Let's start with legality of team orders. At that point in time, Article 39.1 of the Sporting Regulations, according to the FIA, said clearly that team orders were forbidden, and had been since the end of the 2002 season. Scuderia Ferrari had been involved in a team order situation that year, allowing Michael Schumacher to pass teammate Rubens Barrichello at the final corner...
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