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Masi not worried by Ferrari team orders in Sochi

FIA race director Michael Masi says that he's not concerned by Ferrari's use of team orders and pre-planned strategy in recent races. Team orders have long been controversial in the sport and unpopular with fans, but a short-lived attempt to make them illegal proved unsuccessful. The sporting regulations were changed in 2002 to ban any "team orders that could influence the outcome of a race." But this led to thinly veiled messages over the team radio, including Ferrari's infamous "Fernando is faster than you" directive to Felipe Massa in the 2010 German Grand Prix. Vettel has no problem with use of Ferrari team orders The FIA subsequently dropped the ban at the end of...
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