Hamilton and Rosberg warned they could get team orders
Published
Jul. 7, 2016 2:49 p.m. ET
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Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg have been told by team management that they risk being imposed team orders if they collide again.
Hamilton, the defending F1 champion, and Rosberg crashed on the final lap in a dramatic end to the Austrian Grand Prix last weekend.
The incident happened when Hamilton was chasing race leader Rosberg and trying to find enough room to pass him.
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Rosberg refused to give any ground and the crash cost him valuable points, as Hamilton took his third win of the season and Rosberg finished fourth.
It is the second time this season that they have crashed, following a similar incident on the first lap at the Spanish GP, and Mercedes says in a statement ''we may impose team orders'' if it happens again.
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