Brawn was with Michael Schumacher for all seven of his world titles at
Benetton and Ferrari
before masterminding Jenson Button’s Brawn GP title in 2009.
It would seem odd if he were to leave now, with Mercedes on the verge of
really competing for titles.
“We’ve started the [2014] car early so I think the team will be in a very
strong position next year,” Brawn said, “but I just want to make sure that
I’m fulfilling a role that I’m motivated by and want to do.”
Should he leave, Brawn has been linked with both McLaren
and Honda, who are returning to F1 in 2015 as an enginer partner to McLaren.
Brawn claimed at the weekend that he was “not talking” to either.
Meanwhile, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has reiterated that his
team are in “no rush” to release aerodynamicist Peter Prodromou from his
contract early.
Prodromou has signed a deal to return to McLaren, the team he left in 2006
along with his boss, Red Bull chief technical officer Adrian Newey.
It is unclear exactly when Prodromou’s contract with Red Bull expires.
“The duration of his contract runs for quite a while yet and we’re certainly
in no rush to release him early,” Horner said. “He’ll be with us until the
end of his existing agreement.”