How do you deal with a surge in Formula 1 interest? Can racing be fully sustainable? Will we see more teams on the grid?
ROSS BRAWN WAS A LEADING MEMBER OF THE ‘dream team’ that guided Michael Schumacher to five Formula 1 titles at Ferrari and the brains behind world championships for Benetton, his own Brawn team and Jaguar in the World Sportscar Championship. In 2014 he took a sabbatical from the sport, returning in 2017 as motor sport managing director for Liberty Media’s Formula One Group.
After a stellar career in the pitlane he has played a major role in the evolution of grand prix racing, overseeing changes that have culminated in an unprecedented surge in the sport’s popularity. Known as a brilliant strategist and a creative technical director, Brawn was well-placed to guide new rights holder Liberty through the intricacies of a highly complex sport that many felt had become too predictable.
During the Monaco Grand Prix weekend, when the future of the race itself was under discussion, he took time out to talk about the F1 season so far, the changes to the technical regulations for 2022, and the future sustainability of a sport that continues to evolve in a fast-changing world. He remains optimistic while acknowledging that there is still room for
