Ross Brawn has insisted there is no number one driver at Mercedes after the team told Nico Rosberg not to challenge Lewis Hamilton for third in Malaysia. The German was heard on the team radio arguing with Brawn that he was quicker than Hamilton, whilst Martin Brundle said during commentary that he felt the 2008 World Champion would not have left McLaren without some guarantee of preferential treatment. However, Brawn told Sky Sports F1 that all Hamilton asked for during contract negotiations was parity with Rosberg. "Of course Lewis wants to race - in the contractual negotiations we had with Lewis, never was the issue of who was number one or number two ever mentioned from his...
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