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Team orders will stay an option, say Mercedes

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 07:44 AM PDT

April 13, 2013

Mercedes Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain drives during the second practice session of the Malaysian F1 Grand Prix at Sepang International Circuit. - Reuters picSHANGHAI, April 13 — Controversial 'team orders' remain an option for Mercedes despite the storm caused by their use in Malaysia last month, principal Ross Brawn and executive director Toto Wolff said on Saturday.

The clarification came after Niki Lauda, the Formula One team's non-executive chairman and stakeholder who has appeared at odds with Brawn since his appointment, told reporters they would no longer be used.

Mercedes used them at Sepang to keep Nico Rosberg behind third-placed Lewis Hamilton, who qualified on pole for Sunday's race in China, and ensure neither driver ran out of fuel with so many points at stake.

Red Bull also tried to apply them in Malaysia but world champion Sebastian Vettel ignored the call, triggering a furore by overtaking team mate Mark Webber to win.

"I'll have to speak to him so he can explain," said Brawn, smiling, when asked about Lauda's comments. "In fairness, Niki like all of us wants to see his drivers race.

"None of us as sportsmen like team orders.

"It is something for us that in rare circumstances, I must say, we decide that is the best decision for the team. And in very rare circumstances I am sure we will reach those conclusions again."

Austrian Wolff, speaking to reporters separately, agreed with Brawn and said there were two clear circumstances where such orders would be necessary.

One was if the team became aware of a problem with the cars and wanted to make sure they finished and the other was towards the end of the season when one of the two drivers might be out of the title reckoning.

"There is one order in the team: that is that we would like to see our guys race," said Wolff. "We are not racing for ourselves, but we are racing for the spectators and fans and we must never forget that.

"But there could be a situation where we have to intervene from the pit wall, as harmful as it is for the sport."— Reuters

Woods given two-shot penalty for improper drop

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 07:38 AM PDT

April 13, 2013

Tiger Woods of the US watches his first shot on the first hole during the Pro-Am ahead of the Malaysia's Asia Pacific Classic golf tournament in Kuala Lumpur October 24, 2012. – Reuters picAUGUSTA, April 13 — Tiger Woods avoided possible disqualification from the Masters on Saturday when he was assessed a two-stroke penalty for taking an improper drop during Friday's second round.

The world number one, a hot favourite at Augusta National where he is a four-times champion, earned his reprieve after being reviewed by officials for a penalty drop he took at the par-five 15th.

Woods suffered a freakish bounce with his third shot at the hole when his approach struck the flagstick before ricocheting backwards off the green and then down the slope into Rae's Creek.

Instead of going to the drop area on the far side of the water, he chose to play his fifth shot from the same place as his third, going two yards back before getting up and down from there to salvage a bogey six.

Woods finished the second round at three under par but his score was changed to one-under, after the penalty, leaving five shots behind halfway leader Jason Day. — Reuters

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