Ecclestone: Ross won't be a servant to two Americans

It is well known that Ecclestone and Brawn have seldom seen eye-to-eye over the decades they spent together in Formula 1.

Brawn quit the Mercedes in 2013 'to go fishing' and early last year he has since returned to be part of the Liberty Media triumvirate - including Chase Carey and Sean Bratches - that run Formula 1 today.

Now, in an interview with Welt, Ecclestone suspects that Brawn is actually eying the top job held by Chase Carey, "There have been rumours that Ross wanted me to leave. If this is true, then he must be happy about it now... but he will be just as happy when he gets rid of Chase Carey one day."

Asked if a power struggle were to develop at the helm of F1, who would come out on top, 87-year-old Ecclestone replied, "Ross. Chase does not want to live in England and it is a similar thing with Sean. They are Americans and they have a different way of life."

"Ross wants to live in England, the silicon valley of Formula 1. But I believe they want to relocate FOM to the United States, Ross will still manage Formula 1 in England as the top man. Ross did not come out of retirement to be a servant to two Americans."