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Williams' Rob Smedley defends their use of team orders in British GP

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Williams Head of Performance Engineering Rob Smedley explains the team's orders for their drivers to hold station ahead of the Mercedes pair at the start o

Williams drivers Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas both made fast starts in the British GPs but might they have earned a better result?

The pair eventually came home fourth and fifth at Silverstone on Sunday but Massa led Bottas - and both Mercedes cars - in the early laps.

The Finn's car appeared faster than his team-mate's and Bottas appeared ready to overtake; however, Williams asked him not to.

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So might Williams have earned a better result without the team order? Head of performance engineering Rob Smedley explains the decision to Ted Kravitz. 

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