Brawn: I’ve not had a proposal and I’ve not said no

Friday, 29 July 2016 at 15:10

Ross Brawn has denied the latest speculation about his potential return to Formula 1 and admits he has yet to receive a proposal from Ferrari chiefs, thus has not said no to anything that might be offered.

Some Hockenheim-bound members of the sport's travelling circus spotted the former Ferrari and Mercedes man on the same flight from London to Frankfurt early on Thursday.

This in turn triggered wild speculation Brawn, 61, could come out of retirement to replace James Allison at Ferrari.

But RTL, the German broadcaster, reports that the rumours were wide of the mark, as Brawn was in fact en route to Marburg, on the other side of Frankfurt, for the opening of a Michael Schumacher exhibition.

"In an exclusive interview with RTL presenter Florian Konig, Brawn issued a clear denial about his possible return to Ferrari," RTL said.

Earlier this week Brawn broke his silence on F1 matters and advised his former team, "They need a quiet approach. It's important that Ferrari still respect what they have to do, but they do it progressively and quietly."

A week ago he told media, “I’ve not had any communication with Ferrari whatsoever, so I don’t know where all the stories have come from."

"I’ve not had a proposal, and I’ve not said no," added Brawn cryptically. “That’s why you can never say never. I don’t know what it would be, to be frank. My life is fairly busy, and I don’t seem to have a spare day."