Briatore urges Ferrari to set up a base in England

Flavio Briatore believes that Ferrari need to establish a base in England, from where Formula 1's top teams orchestrate their respective campaigns, because that is where the engineering talent is based.

Speaking on RAI's GR Parlamento radio programme, Briatore said, "I've said it for years, that while Ferrari has always been a great manufacturer, it must have a technology satellite in England."

"They won when they took 12 engineers away from me at Renault," reflected Briatore on Ferrari's glory years at the turn of the century, when they poached Not only Michael Schumacher from Enstone, but also the likes of Ross Brawn and Rory Byrne.

Briatore advised, "I would put a nice [Ferrari] building in the middle of Red Bull, McLaren and Williams."

Ferrari that wins gives a different flavor to Formula 1, and Formula 1 needs a strong Ferrari," added the Italian.