Sound thinking, as it would seem that Mercedes management are planning ahead and taking all scenarios into consideration!
My hat's off to them, as they are obviously not assuming that it will be an easy season, in spite of the great races, thusfar!!:
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Lewis Hamilton & Nico Rosberg: Mercedes may rethink team ordersMercedes say they may be forced to rethink their policy of letting Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg race freely.
The team's current approach led to a thrilling duel in the Bahrain Grand Prix, when Hamilton won a race-long battle with his team-mate.
But team boss Toto Wolff says they may need to adapt if their rivals catch up.
"There might be situations where you can't lose lots of time in battle if you have your enemy right up your back," he said.
"Bahrain was a very particular situation because our package worked very well there and we had quite a competitive advantage, so it's easier to take a decision for the sake of racing because you know you have quite a margin to the guy in third place.
"The narrower that margin gets, the more you have to look out.
"Our rule is that the competition is enemy number one, not your team-mate, so there might be situations in the race where you have to consider that, but we will see what happens." ...