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Mercedes to start using team orders

Niki Lauda has confirmed that Mercedes will start using team orders as they try to counter the threat posed by Ferrari. Lauda and Mercedes boss Toto Wolff were wincing in the garage as they watched the Scuderia continue to dictate the pace throughout the practice sessions at the Russian Grand Prix. And now the Silver Arrows have changed their strategy ahead of Sunday's race and beyond. 'It is logical: 'If I cannot go as quick as my team-mate I have to give him room to fight Vettel,' Lauda told BBC Sport. 'The biggest problem for [Valtteri] Bottas and Lewis [Hamilton] is Vettel now. He is the one to beat.' 'In the past we had no team orders because we were dominating with both cars and...
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