No team orders for championship-leading Mercedes pair
Wolff says approach could change in latter stages of season
Kimi Antonelli and George Russell, leaders of the Formula One world championship in a dominant Mercedes car, are “absolutely off the leash” to race one another, their team principal, Toto Wolff, has said.
Antonelli won the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday, the 19-year-old’s second victory on the trot and with Russell managing only fourth, the Italian now leads his teammate by nine points.
Wolff insisted there was no plan to use team orders between them unless it becomes necessary at the sharp end of the season.
