Brawn: Yet to decide on Future

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Former Ferrari technical director Ross Brawn is still in talks with the Italians about a possible return to Maranello next year but no decision has yet been made, team principal Jean Todt said on Sunday.

Brawn left the team at the end of last season after a decade as technical director, in what he defined as a sabbatical year off work.

And the Briton, who recently stated Ferrari are the only team he is discussing his future with, was expected to make a decision this summer whether or not he will return to the Italian squad.

Brawn has been touted as Todt's replacement next year, leaving the Frenchman to focus on his role as CEO of the Ferrari company.

But Todt admitted on Sunday at Istanbul that he is not yet ready to leave the Formula One team and revealed Ferrari and Brawn have yet to reach a decision on their mutual future.

"I am not at all prepared to retire," Todt said after the Turkish Grand Prix, where Ferrari scored a dominant 1-2.

"I feel still very motivated, with the same anxiousness before every race. The same happiness when we are successful; the same unhappiness when we are not successful.

"So I hope I can only be here a few more years. Bernie, when you ask him - and there is 15 years difference - is still very motivated. For me, I am not thinking at all about stopping working, sorry...

"As for Ross, we had some discussions andwe will have other discussions. At the moment, no commitment from either side has been made. We are just discussing his options, and our options.
Maybe we will find some common point, maybe we will not find some common point."

Todt emphasized, however, that Brawn's relationship with Ferrari will always remain amicable, even if they part ways permanently.

"But still we will always be friends, we will always have respect for each other," Todt added. "He has been doing a tremendous work at Ferrari, and Ferrari have given him a lot.

"So our partnership has been good for him and good for Ferrari."

News thanks to Autosport.com

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Even without Brawn this season, Ferrari are still very strong. Just imagine how would they perform with Brawn again!
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Even without Brawn this season, Ferrari are still very strong. Just imagine how would they perform with Brawn again!aloushi87

Totally agree , Ferrari performed better than I expected this season

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Although I wasn't expecting this year to be an unmitigated disaster or anything for Ferrari, I expected that they would feel Brawn's loss more than they have. Still, despite their fairly impressive performance this year, I'm sure they'd love to have Brawn back. He could only improve the team even further.