Glossary / General

team orders

24 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

"[3014.9s] I think they learned from Austria, because we did that piece that was basically running through [3017.6s] regular arguments for the team orders thing. You think we shut them up?"
Belgian GP: Antonelli heaps more misery on struggling Russell The Race F1 Podcast 50:14

"And so you had team orders and stuff like that. There was, you know, in order for him to win the championship,"
Ep.329 – RE-HEATED: Johnny O’Connell Dinner with Racers 31:19