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The drivers' championship was very close last year

Brawn: Title battle could leave teams playing catch up

Formula One motorsport executive Ross Brawn believes Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes team could be off the pace when the new season starts.

Motorsport • 17 Feb 22

Sprint races were introduced at Silverstone in July

F1 to double sprint races to six for 2022 season

Formula One managing director Ross Brawn says an agreement is in place to double the number of sprint races to six for the 2022 season.

Motorsport • 01 Nov 21

Verstappen won F1's first sprint race at Silverstone

Formula One could make sprint races standalone events

Formula One could turn sprint races into standalone events next year with more points on offer and separate from Sunday's main grand prix, said motorsport managing director Ross Brawn.

Motorsport • 10 Sep 21

Brawn says his desire is to get racing as soon as possible

Formula One season likely to start behind closed doors

Formula One boss Ross Brawn says the 2020 season will likely begin behind closed doors in Europe after the delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Motorsport • 08 Apr 20

Ross Brawn: 'We need to think through the solutions'

Brawn wants Leicester-type success in Formula One

Ross Brawn says Formula One's dream scenario would be for the performance gap to be narrowed to the point where smaller teams can hope to emulate the fairytale success of Premier League champions Leicester City.

Motorsport • 25 Jan 17

Schumacher and Brawn after winning the 2004 world title

Schumacher showing 'encouraging signs' in recovery

Michael Schumacher has shown some "encouraging signs" in his recovery from serious head injuries suffered in a skiing accident in 2013, former Ferrari technical head Ross Brawn has said.

Motorsport • 03 Nov 16