Norbert Haug has admitted he is no fan of the return of legalised team orders in 2011.<\/p>\n
Following last year’s controversy surrounding Ferrari’s actions at Hockenheim, the Jean Todt-led FIA decided to re-allow team orders from this season on the basis they are too hard to police.<\/p>\n
“My personal opinion is that it is not correct,” said Mercedes’ Haug when asked about the legalisation.<\/p>\n
“I can well imagine how it can be controlled effectively without requiring that we resort to this,” he told German media.<\/p>\n
Haug said there are examples of acceptable deployments of team orders in recent history, such as Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen at Hockenheim in 2008.<\/p>\n
“This is a difficult subject, as you have to act as a team, but within the context of sport and in respect to the audience, team orders should be avoided,” he said.<\/p>\n
“In the long period that I have been involved now in formula one, in our team it was rarely the case that a change of positions had to be made.<\/p>\n
“We saw some spectacular battles last year between Nico and Michael, and that’s what makes sport and in my view it should be the case whenever possible,” added Haug.<\/p>\n
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