Team orders

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Team Orders in motor racing is the practice of one driver allowing another from the same team or manufacturer to gain a higher finish on the say so of the team management. This is generally done when one driver is behind in a particular race but ahead overall in a championship season. The team will then order their drivers to rearrange themselves on the track so as to give the championship points to the driver who needs them most. Prime examples of this are the team orders issued by the Ferrari Formula One team to their drivers. This team's main driver Michael Schumacher consistently won the Formula One Drivers Championship, but would sometimes find himself behind his Ferrari team-mates on the track, such as (2000-2005) Rubens Barrichello. The Ferrari team would order Schumacher's team-mate to let him pass, as he was more likely to win the drivers championship and therefore it would be more useful for him to take the highest points.

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