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Melbourne Flashback: McLaren team orders in 1998
The 1998 edition of the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on 8 March will be remembered in the Formula 1 world when team orders rocked the sport to its core. McLaren drivers David Coulthard and Mika Hakkinen controversially swapped positions late in the race, after a pre-existing agreement decided who would be allowed to win the Grand Prix. Hakkinen led Coulthard in a McLaren front-row lockout on Sunday afternoon at the Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit. Both MP4-13s jumped away well, with Ferrari's Michael Schumacher following closely behind. The German attacked hard at Coulthard, almost taking second position at the opening corner. The top three of Hakkinen, Coulthard and Schumacher then...
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