tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060392340254349031.post7657809004494009802..comments2023-10-07T16:54:08.366+01:00Comments on Kit Marsden's Blog: #F1 - the latest 'team orders' controversyKit Marsdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12313687638992094375noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060392340254349031.post-29617064800978656612013-03-24T23:46:03.348+00:002013-03-24T23:46:03.348+00:00Even when team orders were officially "banned...Even when team orders were officially "banned", that was always a very difficult regulation to police during races. Unless you stop teams from communicating with their drivers out on track altogether (a measure of which some fans are apparently in favour, but which would undoubtedly create a plethora of other problems) then race engineers will always be able to pass messages to their drivers, and the somewhat 'cloak and dagger' nature of F1 means these will likely be in some sort of code.<br /><br />Team orders were reinstated a couple of years back, therefore, as banning them was not really having any effect, and it was very hard to legislate for all the possible permutations of these types of communications. Working with something so malleable and open to interpretation, teams would always find some way around whatever regulations were put in place, and it was decided it would be better to have this all out in the open, and just accept it as one element of the tactical battle of F1.Kit Marsdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12313687638992094375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060392340254349031.post-83044006630718989252013-03-24T23:25:54.226+00:002013-03-24T23:25:54.226+00:00Thank you. Your point of view is very interesting...Thank you. Your point of view is very interesting. If Team Orders are so acceptable, why were they banned a few years ago? And if they were so unacceptable (then), why were they reinstated a couple of years later? What is the official thinking - or is it subject to a popularity poll?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com