Ross Brawn si ritira dalla Formula 1

Ross Brawn today ended months of speculation over his future by confirming his retirement from Formula One.
Brawn, 59, has been heavily linked with a move to McLaren following the return of Ron Dennis to the team, but in a shock announcement to a fishing event in Aberdeenshire, he said he would not be returning to the sport.
"What they didn't realise when I was invited here was they had a scoop because the world's press was trying to find out if I was retiring or not," Brawn said.
"This is the busiest time of the year for Formula One and I said I would come along and open the River Dee.
"If they had put two and two together they would have realised I was definitely retiring."

Brawn, the mastermind of Michael Schumacher's titles with Benetton and Ferrari, as well as Jenson Button's championship triumph with Brawn GP in 2009, left Mercedes at the end of last season for a sabbatical to spend more time fishing.
Just a few days ago as he was inducted into Motor Sport magazine's hall of fame, Brawn said he would "never say never" to a return to the paddock, but away from the glare of Formula One, which has been in Jerez for pre-season testing this week, he confirmed his sabbatical would be permanent.
"I'm retiring - it's not tongue in cheek," Brawn said.
"I'm going to take a year to enjoy the fishing and then see what life brings. I'm looking forward to it but I've got no other plans.
"It's a fantastic honour to do the ceremonial opening of the River Dee. It's a river I've never had a chance to fish before because it is predominantly known as a spring river and in the spring I'm normally trying to sort out a Formula One car in Spain.
"So February, March and April are never good months for me to go fishing - but this year is different having stopped."
Since leaving Mercedes at the end of the 2013 season, Brawn was first linked with a move to Honda, who will return to Formula One as an engine supplier in 2015, and then with McLaren after Martin Whitmarsh was ousted as team principal.
Dennis has created the role of CEO of McLaren Racing, for which Brawn appeared to be a perfect fit, after Eric Boullier was appointed as the team's Racing Director. But this morning's announcement should put an end to the feverish speculation surrounding the 59-year-old's future.
Brawn, who has won 16 titles in Formula One, eight drivers' and eight constructors', has been involved in motorsport since the 1970s, when he joined Williams as a mechanic. He became technical director of Benetton in the early 1990s, where he won a reputation as a master strategist on his way to winning the title with Schumacher in 1994 and 1995. He went on to win six consecutive titles with Ferrari, before winning with his own team, Brawn GP, after Honda pulled out of the sport at the end of 2008.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/mclaren/10611909/Ross-Brawn-announces-retirement-from-Formula-One-to-end-speculation-linking-him-with-McLaren.html

Se dovesse confermare questa scelta, vorrà dire che si era stancato della F1. E allora meglio puntare su qualcun altro...

Chissà allora chi potrebbe essere l'indiziato ad assumere la posizione di CEO di McLaren Racing... magari è qualcuno che è ancora sotto contratto con un altro team e allora non può essere annunciato... mi verrebbe da dire Horner, ma mi pare un pò grossa!

Nuo... Che peccato. La curiosità adesso mi si mangerà! Speriamo che lo annuncino presto. Secondo me sarà un giapponese.