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Sainz hopeful of fewer team orders at Toro Rosso

Toro Rosso driver Carlos Sainz says he is hopeful that he and teammate Max Verstappen will be allowed fight on track straightforwardly in 2016. Sainz & Verstappen rarely engaged in on track battling, as the team would generally instruct the driver in front to let the one behind through if he was the quicker man. These tactics were most evident in Singapore & in Abu Dhabi. The Marina Bay race saw Verstappen refuse instructions to allow Sainz through in the closing stages, as the team felt Sainz had the better opportunity to attack Sergio Perez in front. According to Auto Motor und Sport, Sainz debated disobeying the same order in Abu Dhabi, but decided against defying his team's wishes:...
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