Quote Originally Posted by Bagwan View Post
That's just it , though .
They are sick to death of trying to manage these two .

Rosberg's defense here , insisting it was his line to take , implies heavily that this was what he has faced after earlier scenarios were discussed .
He's not playing dumb . He's making a point by playing by internal Merc rules .
Why the hell else would he insist he's right when also saying he respects the decision ?

I believe Merc rules need to change , as the FIA ones won't , and shouldn't .
And , I believe that's what Nico wants .

It's that , or team orders .
I haven't seen anything where either have claimed that this is down to 'internal' rules. That's news to me. I know in driver briefings the drivers have agreements where they all agree on reasonable sporting manoeuvres. For example Button has said in a few occasions that something goes beyond the spirit of what is universally agreed at the GPDA. If Mercedes have their own set of agreements then I am not aware these have been made public.

Teams generally tell drivers that the guy on the inside has the corner I would imagine, as long as they don't crash or force each other off. Nico pushed the very boundaries of defending the inside line and I think he's well aware of that.