World champion Jenson Button will not stay in Formula 1 if team orders are re-introduced.
The issue of team orders is back in the spotlight in the wake of Fernando Alonso's controversial victory in the German Grand Prix when Felipe Massa appeared to slow down on purpose to allow his team-mate to pass.
The sport is divided over the issue with some calling for the rule to be scrapped, claiming team orders are widespread, but Button believes the reintroduction would be bad for the image of Formula 1.
"I'd not be interested in racing in F1 if, from the first race, you knew there was the possibility of being a No 1 or No 2 driver. What's the point?" Button said ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix.
"One of the biggest buzzes in F1 is fighting your team-mate and, for me, fighting a world champion is such a buzz.
"If I suddenly realised he didn't have the same equipment as me, or I was being favoured, I wouldn't be happy. I would think we'd all been cheated.
"You're here to win, to be the best. And you should have equal opportunity to the next guy that's driving the same car.
"He should also get every opportunity, otherwise it's not a drivers' sport any more. It would be a complete and utter team sport.
"F1 is a team sport but, when you cross the finishing line, you are the person who wins the drivers' championship. We have the constructors' and we have the drivers' and that's the way Formula One is.
"So, for me, if it wasn't down to the individual, I wouldn't be interested in racing any more."