An end to team orders?

[RIKB]

Vauxhall have said that Team orders will now only be applied if it is necessary to defend their title position.

Mike Nicholson, Vauxhall's Motorsport Manager, says: " Vauxhall and Triple Eight Race Engineering are focussed on winning the Auto Trader British Touring Car Championship this year with our team of three drivers - Yvan Muller, Jason Plato and Vincent Radermecker. Yvan is the lead driver in
the team, a position he has earned by strong performances in 1999 and during this season so far. The public, Vauxhall and Triple Eight Race Engineering all want to see the best driver in any race prevail and team
tactics will only be introduced in future if there is a need to protect our championship position."

I thought that every race was about defending or improving their race position, so this statement is meaningless.

Although i guess it means that the cries of the fans yelling "foul" has reached their ears. Either that or the organisers have had a word.