Glossary / General

team orders

10 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

Team orders mean a team tells one driver to let another driver pass or stay behind so the team can win more points.

Technical Definition

Team orders are instructions from a racing team to its drivers, often directing one driver to yield or support another to maximize the team's overall result.

Hear It Discussed

"So like that's team rules. [293.8s] If you're not familiar with racing, but that's how it should be because they let them go around."
Porsche 1-2 at Sebring, Factory Team Beef, and the 911 Joyride That Ended in Handcuffs P-Car Talk Podcast 04:51

"So you don't think team orders were necessarily coming too early in the season..."
DONINGTON PARK BTCC 2026 REVIEW BTCP British Touring Car Podcast 35:18

"Kevin estra ... had been uh Ordered to um ... basically basically followed followed team orders ... and then ... Felipe nazar and the seventh car disobeying team orders and passing him for the win"
Episode 112: A Heavily-Redacted Sebring Report Tired: The Car Podcast For People Who Understand That Cars Are Bad 10:40