Lewis Hamilton unruffled by Mercedes meeting on team orders at Spa

The Guardian

First meeting with Nico Rosberg since Hungarian Grand Prix Hamilton: it was an awkward position with the orders

Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg are to have their first meeting together and with the Mercedes team since the Hungarian Grand Prix last month one that is expected to clarify their positions in relation to team orders before this weekends race in Belgium.

At the Hungaroring Hamilton defied instructions when he was told to let Rosberg, who was on a different strategy, go past. The British driver was angry in the immediate aftermath of the race, where he finished third one place ahead of his team-mate but here in Spa was confident that any issues the incident provoked had since been resolved. Rosberg, meanwhile, may be expecting more from the talks, since his reluctance to discuss the matter suggests he remains unhappy that Hamilton did not back off.

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