5 No. 2 Drivers Most Likely to Beat Their Teammates in 2015

Officially, the No. 2 driver in Formula One is a thing of the past. World champion Lewis Hamilton is equal with Nico Rosberg, Daniel Ricciardo starts off on level pegging with Daniil Kvyat, and Sebastian Vettel gets exactly the same opportunities as Kimi Raikkonen. It's the same for every pair of team-mates from one end of the pit lane to the other. But unofficially the No. 2 is alive and well, albeit in a different form than years gone by. While No. 1 and No. 2 contracts are no longer signed, we do sometimes see one driver appearing to be the favoured son. Even when this doesn't happen, each constructor usually has a driver who is considered most likely to win the battle within the team. For example, while Williams would never openly favou...

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