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Mercedes to relax F1 team orders in 2016

 XPB Images Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff says Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg will be given more freedom to race after the team orders in force since 2013 have been “reduced”. Over that span, the double world champions have treaded the thin line between letting their drivers battle it out on equal terms and ensuring the team’s interests are safe. Mercedes’ policy is to run both drivers on fairly similar race strategies with the lead car being given priority. However, Hamilton openly asked to be put on a different strategy in the final three races of the 2015 season, as the Briton could net get close enough to overtake team-mate Rosberg on track. Speaking at...
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