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Wolff backs Brawn in Mercedes team orders call
26 March, 2013 Ross Brawn and Toto Wolff
Toto Wolff, the new Mercedes co-owner and director, has played down reports of a growing rift between the team's German and British factions in the aftermath of the Malaysian Grand Prix.
After German Nico Rosberg was ordered by Ross Brawn to stay behind Briton Lewis Hamilton at Sepang, Austrians Wolff and Niki Lauda admitted their disapproval.
But RTL now quotes Wolff as saying: 'The decision was unpopular, but right.'
The incident is being compared to the situation at Red Bull, where team bosses tried – but ultimately failed – to impose a ‘hold station' order at Sepang.
Red Bull's Dr Helmut Marko had tried to differentiate the...
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