Poll Did Hamilton do the right thing?

[Dario Resta]

Well, it's all a little irrelevant now. I want drivers to go balls out to win the race. What happens behind should be of no consequence. I don't feel it was right to go against team orders, particularly as It was against his team mate, and there was no place swap involved

I suppose it's the current view, in this country at least, of me first, and the rest of you can do one.

 

[The Artist.....]

I want to place a vote for "Yes" and "No".

Yes, I think he did the correct thing in that he was fighting for the championship; the constructors championship was all wrapped up, and so any team orders were essentially null and void...

But No - he is still an employee - and it may be the case that Nico was also following instructions... (I'm not sure that he was, but...) - in any case, if an employer gives you an instruction, irrespective of whether that instruction is correct or not, you follow it (Multi21 anyone?)

The fact that the Mercedes team have been so dominant this season (and for the last 2 seasons) has just about destroyed my interest in F1. This race was a case in point; the only way that Hamilton was able to beat Rosberg to the championship was if another car got inbetween them; the only way another car could conceivably get between them was by dropping the race pace to allow other cars to catch up. This doesn't strike me as good racing.

That being said, you see in athletics races and cycling races, competitors slowing the pace to bring other spoilers into play...

 

[Wombcat]

That being said, you see in athletics races and cycling races, competitors slowing the pace to bring other spoilers into play...

But never to disadvantage a teammate.

 

[Dartman]

Team mate these days is a description of the driver in the other car, mate is a much overused erroneous description, team rival being more appropriate.

 

[The Artist.....]

But never to disadvantage a teammate.

When you are at a stage of the season when the constructors championship has already been won, and your only rival is your team-mate, the rules essentially change - you can disadvantage your team-mate as much as you like!

I suppose my opinion is:

1. Hamilton should not have ignored the team order to speed up
2. The team should not have ordered him to speed up.

 

[F1Brits_90]

Wolff: Mercedes made wrong call with Abu Dhabi GP team orders

 

[vintly]

Quite a climb down, and more power to Lewis.

 

[RasputinLives]

Funny they are saying this now. I mean the fact its come after Rosberg has left and Lewis is now their only top driver is pure coincidence I'm sure.