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Mercedes team order conundrum

Toto Wolff admits Mercedes are in a difficult position as while the decision not to implement team orders "doesn't function" any more, he can't ask one driver to move over for the other. Forced to battle rival teams for the victory in Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix, Mercedes did not have it all their own way and found themselves under pressure. That pressure, according to Niki Lauda, resulted in the pitwall issuing team orders for Lewis Hamilton to allow Nico Rosberg to pass him. The British racer refused, saying he would not slow down for his team-mate and that it was up to Rosberg to find the speed to overtake. Hamilton later stated that he was "very shocked" that...
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