Highly rated former team boss Ross Brawn has admitted he held ‘what if’ talks with Ferrari, but insists he is not seeking a return to the Formula 1 grid.
The Brit has guided several outfits to success, most notably Benetton, Ferrari and Brawn GP, as well as helping to build Mercedes up to what it is now, before he retired in 2013.
Speculation has linked the 59-year-old with a return to Ferrari after he was seen at their Maranello base a few months ago, but that was a private matter.
“I am living a very different life this year and it feels good,” he told Auto Motor und Sport. “I am determined not to return to a full-time job.”
The Italian team are however keen to see him return with new team principal Marco Mattiacci admitting he would be a welcome member of the new-look Ferrari, but that isn’t enough to tempt Brawn.
“My visit to Maranello in May was purely of a private nature. We talked a little about ‘what if’ but nothing serious,” he explained.
Brawn however left the subject with an open end after admitting a return certainly wasn’t an impossibility.
“Never say never, because you never know what options are going to arise, but at the moment I am pursuing some interests outside of the sport that I never had the time to do before.”
