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Ever since there have been teams, there have been team orders.
That's all just a part of the game.
Can't blame Players, can't blame Carpentier or Tracy.
Can't blame N/Haas either, as Bourdais could have won.
Perhaps things would have been different had it been for the race win. But it wasn't. It was merely for position on the track. And Tracy clearly had the fastest car of the two, and ontrack passing was all but impossible.
Let's not forget that Forsythe is not the sole owner of the team. Imperial Tobacco holds a significant ownership stake. And this is their "last hurrah".
Neil Micklewright alluded to the possibility of team orders a couple of races ago. At the time, they didn't end up being necessary. But in Denver, they did.
Do I feel badly for Carpentier? You bet!
Yet I understand what's at stake here.
Especially for Players.
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