Quote Originally Posted by henners88 View Post
A one, two was worse for Lewis than a three, four because it would have extended Nico's lead. These guys are raking in points for the team and their results obviously reflect this. Lewis was put in a position where he had to make the decision to give away or defend a position of getting more points than his team mate. There was no prior agreement to let the other through, they just had their strategies agreed. Both were able to continue to plan, but Nico lost out due to the SC, whereas Lewis benefitted. The team attempted to maximise an advantage they saw for Nico and this would have affected the championship for Lewis.

Team orders are necessary but are rarely popular with one driver or the viewing public. Lewis demonstrated his thirst for the championship and the team need to step up to the plate to give both drivers an equal chance of success and equally reliable cars. I'm not suggesting the team have favoured one over the other but they have two drivers eager for the championship and one has had marginally more mechanical failures than the other. This breeds frustration and the team need to rectify that before it goes out of control. Drivers want to win driver titles first and constructors second. The team have a different view on this maybe, maybe not. Both are worth a lot of money for all parties and the audience only cares for one. The market value also adds to the Mercedes brand, as we we'll know.
One thing we seem to disagree on , henners , is that Lewis could have won , had he not held Nico up .
I think he would have had a really good chance to keep Nico behind him at the end .
But , you don't seem to have much faith in that idea .