Englishman Ross Brawn, technical director of Formula 1 since 2017, announced on Monday that he will retire at the age of 68 after a successful career spanning more than 40 years in the top category of motorsport.
“It’s a good time. We’ve done most of the work and now we’re in a period of consolidation. There will be a new technical regulation in 2026, so the best thing is for the next group of people to take on this challenge.”, explained, on the F1 website, in its opinion column.
Ross Brawn says he has loved “every minute” of his 46-year career.
“I was lucky enough to have worked with several great teams, great drivers and great people. Now as a fan I’m going to watch F1 from my couch,” the English engineer wrote.
Between 1992 and 1996 he was technical director at Benetton, then with Michael Schumacher as main driver. He continued with the seven-time German world champion at Ferrari from 1997 to 2006.
The next step was the creation of his own team, Brawn Grand Prix, after the purchase of BAR-Honda. In the only year of its existence, he managed to become champion, with the English driver Jenson Button.
After selling the team to Mercedes, which served as the gateway to the German marque’s return to F1, he quietly left a year before Lewis Hamilton’s first world title, in 2013.
From 2017 he returns to the ‘circus’ now as technical director of F1, with the purchase of this by the North Americans from Liberty Media.
Lately he has even been designated as a possible replacement for Mattia Binotto at Ferrari.
Source: DN
