Brawn: To help F1 become a better F1 would be appealing

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Ross Brawn has emerged as a candidate for a top job at the helm of Formula 1 and he reportedly has a deal signed with the sport’s new owners Liberty Media, as well as a nod of approval from the FIA already in the bag.

This could spell the beginning of the end of Ecclestone’s long reign as F1 supremo. Liberty have made no secret that his position is most likely to be filled by a hand-picked triumvirate – accountable to chairman Chase Carey – and by all accounts Brawn is the first of the leadership trio to be appointed.

Although there is no confirmation emanating from any of the parties, Brawn made all the right noises in an exclusive interview with the Telegraph.

He told Formula 1 correspondent Daniel Johnson, “For sure, trying to help F1 become a better F1 would be appealing. It would be the one thing that could be interesting. If you ask me what F1 needs, it needs a plan; a three-year and a five-year plan. My view is we haven’t got the ideal structure for creating that plan and implementing it over time.”

As for Liberty, Brawn was reportedly coy when he said, “I think they’re finding their feet. They’re being very wise and taking their time. They’ve also got to build their relationship with Bernie [Ecclestone], because he’s not used to having an owner involved in that way.”

Ecclestone is said to have a three year deal in place with Liberty which will see him stay in charge as the new owners find their feet with the intricacies of the sport. But now Bild reports that Liberty might scrap the deal and fast-track their new management plan.

Even if the 86 year old stayed on for this would not stop Brawn taking up a technical role independent of Ecclestone’s commercial domain.

“I have no issues with Bernie,” said Brawn. “What we have today is primarily down to Bernie’s creation. I just got frustrated because my approach is methodical and structured and Bernie’s is chaotic and impulsive. If those two things ever came together it would be an interesting combination.”

“Sometimes I find those idiosyncrasies, those approaches, amusing. I get round them in that way. I just keep battering at the door until it opens,” added Brawn.

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