Ross Brawn has sought to placate a clearly sore Rubens Barrichello by insisting no team orders came into play during the Spanish Grand Prix.
The stigma of racism hung over Formula One again on Sunday after a fan with a blacked-up face in imitation of world champion Lewis Hamilton was filmed at the Spanish Grand Prix.
Rubens Barrichello has threatened to quit Formula One if he senses team orders coming into play in his fight for the title with team-mate Jenson Button.
Jenson Button claimed the victory in the Spanish GP, finishing ahead of his team-mate Rubens Barrichello and Red Bull's Mark Webber.
Felipe Massa, Nick Heidfeld and Nico Rosberg all bagged points in Spain. For Massa they were his first of the season.
The fastest lap times have added weight to Ross Brawn's suggestions that Rubens Barrichello had the pace to beat Jenson Button to the Spanish Grand Prix crown.
Jenson Button thought the plan coming from the Brawn GP pit wall to switch him to a two-stop strategy had cost him any chance of winning Sunday's Spanish GP. He was wrong.
Seb Vettel believes that his Red Bull had the pace to take on the Brawns at the Spanish GP if only he didn't spend his Sunday afternoon in Barcelona becoming an expert in the rear-end of Felipe Massa's Ferrari.
Lewis Hamilton was philosophical about his chances of winning this year's World Championship after a disappointing weekend in Spain.
He probably didn't realise that the world was listening in but it was a complaint that is bound to be at the nub of the post-race debate in Spain.
Ross Brawn has insisted that the three-stopping Rubens Barrichello should have been faster than the two-stopping Jenson Button in the Spanish GP
Ross Brawn admits his team is going to need a big development push after watching their rivals close the gap at Barcelona this weekend.
Jenson Button has advocated a return to Formula One's old points system.
The weightings of each car after qualifying reveal that Seb Vettel was effectively the real winner of Saturday and also that Felipe Massa may be a surprise contender for victory on Sunday.
Jenson Button claimed pole position for the Spanish GP ahead of Seb Vettel, Rubens Barrichello, Felipe Massa and Mark Webber.