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You're way over thinking things.
They're just happy with some fair competition.
That's very different to letting another team win. Championships can be won and lost by a single point. No team will wilfully give points away. Especially so early in the season.
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It will be interesting to see if Ferrari keep being competitive what Merc willl do with strategies. Last year they had the privilege of being able to give the exact same strategy to both drivers, right or wrong it was, and still be able to do 1-2. If they'll need to differentiate steategies as they did in Malaysia we'll see whinging to a new whole level from Hamilton when he doesn't win IMO.
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In that case, I never, ever seen a team so happy to have been beaten, and keep remarking how fair-and-square it all was.
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/sport/formulaone/article4396999.ece
http://www.sportsmole.co.uk/formula-1/mercedes/malaysian-grand-prix/news/lauda-ferrari-were-unbeatable_214140.html
http://www.crash.net/f1/news/217097/1/lauda-now-bernie-cant-complain-about-boring-vettel.html
http://www1.skysports.com/f1/news/12472/9780705/mercedes-toto-wolff-gracious-in-defeat-to-ferrari-at-sepang
https://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/latest/interviews/2015/3/toto-wolff-q-a--ferrari-beat-us-fair-and-square.html
I've been a Formula 1 fan since the 1970s. Yes, really. And I have not seen this outpouring of happiness in a beaten foe before. Maybe you're right. It can't possibly have anything to do with sandbagging, and hoping the calls for equalization die off. Unthinkable that they have more in hand......
I'm just extremely sceptical. Toto and Niki could be practically working for Ferrari with their comments. Its all so loving isn't it?