Team Orders

Team orders is a scenario whereby the team’s principal and or strategist will decide what is best for the team and give an order to the drivers. This is an alternative to letting the drivers race each other, burning fuelIn 2022 F1 cars run on 87 octane fuel which is 10% ethanol As part of their green strategy, Formula... There's more..., wearing tyresToday's F1 cars are running 18-inch wheels (up from 13 inches in recent years) with the widths unchanged - 305mm... There's more... and risking a crash. 

This will typically involve the lead car letting their teammate pass. Reasons for this include the car being let through may be on a different strategy or they may need the pointsFormula 1 runs two competitions over the course of the season, the Constructor's title and the Driver's title. Points are... There's more... for the driver’s championshipFormula 1 runs two competitions over the course of a season, the Driver's Championship and the Constructor's Championship. Points are... There's more....

Alternatively, they may be faster and have a better chance of passing the cars ahead. In this scenario, the driverOK, so we all know what the driver is, right. I've always liked the description that F1 drivers are like... There's more... will be given the opportunity but if they can’t capitalise on it they will be ordered to ‘give the position back’. 

Often surrounded by controversy, one of the most infamous team orders issued by Red BullRed Bull Racing, also simply known as Red Bull or RBR and competing as Oracle Red Bull Racing in 2022,... There's more... in Malaysia in 2013 between Sebastian VettelSebastian Vettel (No 5) is a German-born F1 driver contracted to Aston Martin in 2022. See more Sebastian information on... There's more... and Mark Webber is known as Multi 21.