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Daniel Ricciardo is a believer in obeying team orders

Red Bull driver in his first F1 season has no problem with orders to step aside if his teammate is winning

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Australian Formula One driver Daniel Ricciardo of Red Bull arrives at the grid before the start of the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix. Photo: EPA
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Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo believes Formula One drivers, including his world champion teammate Sebastian Vettel, should respect team orders unless they are "completely out of order".

Vettel made his dissatisfaction clear at the Chinese Grand Prix last month after being told for the second race in a row to let Ricciardo overtake because the Australian was faster.

The German initially said "tough luck" on the team radio before Ricciardo made it through three laps later to take fourth place ahead of Vettel in fifth.

But the team are doing all the calculations on pit wall during the race and you have to respect what they're saying
Daniel Ricciardo

Ricciardo has outqualified the quadruple world champion at three of the four races this season and team orders could again come into play if Vettel gets in front of him at this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix.

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"We throw up different scenarios and discuss it, discuss it between drivers and between principals and engineers," Ricciardo told The West Australian newspaper.

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel leads teammate Daniel Ricciardo in the Formula One Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai. Photo: AFP
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel leads teammate Daniel Ricciardo in the Formula One Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai. Photo: AFP
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"It is our responsibility to obey it, unless it's completely out of order and then we can obviously try and put up a fight and give our reasons.

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