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Binotto: Ferrari F1 team order decisions never easy

Ferrari Formula 1 team principal Mattia Binotto says “it is never an easy call” to use team orders after it swapped its drivers around during the Belgian Grand Prix. Polesitter Charles Leclerc had controlled the opening stint of Sunday’s race at Spa but a decision to pit Sebastian Vettel earlier led to the German undercutting his teammate and moving into a mid-distance lead. Ferrari instructed Vettel to allow Leclerc back into the lead on Lap 27, before the four-time world champion attempted to delay Lewis Hamilton’s pursuit of Leclerc. Vettel successfully kept Hamilton behind for a number of laps before the reigning world champion eventually found a way past. Their squabble had...
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