Ross Brawn won't shut door on F1, but says return unlikely
"Nothing has come along that I would be motivated and interested in," Brawn tells Sky Sports F1 over two years on from Mercedes exit
Thursday 30 June 2016 09:44, UK
Ross Brawn says he would "never say never" on a future return to F1, but is content in his current life away from the sport.
The legendary team boss and technical director, who won world titles at Benetton, Ferrari and his own Brawn GP team, has not been involved in F1 since leaving Mercedes at the end of 2013.
Although Brawn indicated he had now retired from the sport, that has not stopped the 61-year-old being linked with potential roles from time to time - most recently a so-called 'rules tsar'.
Asked if had received any high-profile job offers to return, Brawn told Sky Sports F1: "Not at that level, no.
"Never say never about any of those sort of things, but I'm quite content doing what I'm doing and nothing has come along that I would be motivated and interested in."
Aside from a year-long sabbatical in 2007 following a decade at Ferrari, Brawn worked in F1 almost continuously from the late 1970s. He won a total of 16 Drivers' and Constructors' Championships between 1994 and 2009.
"My nature when I was involved was 24/7 and I'm not sure I want a 24/7 anymore," he added.
Red Bull chief Christian Horner and former FIA president Max Mosley were among those last year who suggested the sport hire Brawn to help write F1's regulations.
Horner said: "Maybe you need an independent, someone that isn't currently involved, somebody like a Ross Brawn, who understands the business, understands the challenges to write the specification for what a car should be."
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