THE STRATEGIST: Playing team tactics is a risky game – so did it pay off for McLaren, Mercedes and more in Japan?

Motorsport is unique among most sports in that while a team competes with the other teams to win the constructors’ championship, the drivers within each team are also competing with each other.

That fundamental reality of F1 can often mean conflict between team mates – especially when the pit wall need them to work together to achieve the best overall team result. Former Aston Martin strategist Bernie Collins takes a look at how it worked out for the teams who tried to do just that in the Japanese Grand Prix…