Lowe: It was not team orders, I just wanted to remind them to give each other space 7 April, 2014 Mercedes boss Paddy Lowe insists his drivers did not ignore a clear team order during the nail biting Bahrain Grand Prix. Heading for a certain 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...
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