The Mercedes drivers' charge for victory in Melbourne will be unfettered by 'team orders'. 16 years ago, McLaren enraged the spectators at Albert Park, having arrived for the 1998 season opener with its totally dominant car. Now, the similarly-silver Mercedes cars are the class of the early 2014 field, but Nico Rosberg insists there will be no McLaren-style controversy this time. "Mika Hakkinen and David Coulthard had a deal in place in whichever driver got to the opening corner first would be allowed to win the race," he wrote in a column for the Daily Mail newspaper. So when Hakkinen ran into mid-race trouble, Coulthard pulled over on the straight to let him back into the lead....
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