Lauda and Wolff against Brawn's command

Author of the article: , published March 25, 2013.

The German-speaking part of the Mercedes team opposed the orders of Ross Brown in the media, which prevented Nico Rosberg from overtaking his slow teammate Lewis Hamilton in the race for the Malaysian Grand Prix. Rosberg repeatedly asked on the radio for permission to bypass Hamilton on the plane, which had to save fuel, but Ross Brawn, the team boss, refused his requests.

When Brawn thanked Rosberg for his participation in the "circle of honor", he replied to the Briton: "Remember this!". All of this was not to the liking of new shareholders and bosses Niki Lauda and Toto Wolff. “It wasn’t right from a sporting point of view,” Lauda said after the race. “Rosberg should be allowed to pass. We need to talk to Ross and ask him if this will be his tactic from now on. ”

Wollf agreed: "We don't want to look at the nose of the sports side."

Ross Brawn, who has been rocking the chair for some time before the arrival of Paddy Low, for whom he is leaving the McLaren team at the end of this season, defended his move by explaining that Rosberg also lacked fuel. Rosberg denied this. “I didn’t have to save fuel. Everything was fine. I will talk to Ross to reconsider if this was the right decision, ”said the German racer, who is confident he could catch Red Bull with enough fuel and a solid tire condition. Damon Hill, the 1996 season champion agrees with the 27-year-old. "I could push the Red Bull, which would wear the tires too quickly."

Rosberg added: “I don’t know if I could have overtaken them, but I had a good feeling at the time. I did very well and I would like to see how far I would go. ” The Mercedes racer denied claims by Red Bull adviser Helmut Mark, who said team orders showed Lewis Hamilton was the obvious number one on the team. “I can understand why anyone could get such an impression after these events. But I am convinced that if the situation were reversed and I was in front, the order would be the same for Hamilton. "

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