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Hamilton says he was right to ignore team orders

Lewis Hamilton insists he made the right call in ignoring team orders asking him to let team-mate Nico Rosberg through during the Hungarian Grand Prix The Briton was repeatedly told to "move over" by his race engineer as Rosberg continued to question why he wasn't doing so over the radio. In response, Hamilton said: "I'm not slowing down for Nico. If he gets close enough to overtake, he can overtake". Hamilton eventually finished third, just half a second ahead of Rosberg. He later admitted he was shocked by the team orders. "If I'd let him past he would have beaten me," Hamilton said. "Also, I would have lost points to Nico. Obviously I was in the same...
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