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Ross Brawn feels Valtteri Bottas has shown “grit and determination” to take the fight to Lewis Hamilton during the early rounds of the 2019 Formula 1 season.

Ross Brawn feels Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto has a new balancing act to manage between Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc but warns the Italian manufacturer must be “perfect at all levels” to beat Mercedes.

Formula 1’s managing director of motorsport Ross Brawn believes Ferrari has no idea “what on earth happened” to its pace at the Australian Grand Prix after its strong showing during pre-season testing.

Tributes from across the Formula 1 paddock have poured in following the tragic passing of race director Charlie Whiting at the age of 66.

Formula 1’s new rule to award one point for the driver who sets the fastest lap finishing inside the top 10 has been confirmed by both the FIA and F1’s management groups ahead of the 2019 season opener in Australia.

Formula 1 chief Ross Brawn says predictions from research rates improvements in racing and overtaking to increase by 20% thanks to the 2019 technical rules shake-up.

“Negativity and envy” is denying Lewis Hamilton full recognition of achievements, according to his Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff – Reuters

Formula 1 motorsport boss Ross Brawn predicts a trickier driver dynamic at Ferrari from 2019 with Charles Leclerc less “accommodating as Kimi” for Sebastian Vettel.

Red Bull boss Christian Horner wants to “reserve judgement” on the 2019 Formula 1 rule changes until the results become clear in the opening races of the year but he fears the performance gaps between teams could grow rather than shrink.

Ross Brawn says existing Formula 1 engine suppliers know “they can’t shut the door” on new manufacturers but concedes a compromise would have to be negotiated for a new engine maker to join the grid in 2021.

Next season’s technical regulation changes mark the first steps towards Ross Brawn’s vision of what Formula 1 cars should be from an engineering perspective.

Ross Brawn feels both Max Verstappen and Esteban Ocon have reasons to share the blame in their controversial clash during the Brazilian Grand Prix and urged the pair to learn from the incident.

The death of Sergio Marchionne has been ‘a major impact’ on Ferrari’s 2018 Formula 1 world title charge according to Ross Brawn following the potentially-decisive results at the Japanese Grand Prix.

Ross Brawn says despite the four-part qualifying idea for Formula 1 being rejected for 2019 he’s eager to see discussions continue to improve the format.

Formula 1 sporting chief Ross Brawn says Max Verstappen’s ‘prodigious pace but also composure’ at the Singapore Grand Prix continues to demonstrate his credentials as a future world champion.

Formula 1’s managing director of motorsports Ross Brawn has weighed into the team orders debate following the German Grand Prix which put both Mercedes and Ferrari under the spotlight.

Formula 1 boss Ross Brawn is confident a new deal will be struck out to secure the future of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone beyond next season but admits frustrations at the public negotiations.

Formula 1 Managing Director of Motorsports Ross Brawn says assurances have been made that French Grand Prix organisers will learn from its traffic chaos at Paul Ricard for next year’s race to avoid similar problems.

The FIA’s head of single-seater technical matters Nikolas Tombazis concedes the 2019 Formula 1 rule changes are “a halfway house” but has played down like-for-like parallels which could form the 2021 regulations shake-up.

Haas team principal Guenther Steiner says the alteration to the 2019 Formula 1 technical rules could force a concept and programme change which he fears will hurt small teams compared to its manufacturer rivals.

Romain Grosjean says he’s an avid supporter of a Formula 1 cost cap which he hopes could see non-factory teams fight for podiums and wins and wants the sport to follow the recent form trend seen in MotoGP.

Formula 1 chief Ross Brawn says “it looks highly unlikely” that any of the midfield teams will be able to challenge for a podium position due to the ongoing performance difference between the top three teams Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull compared to the rest.

Ex-Mercedes chief Ross Brawn says the German manufacturer’s “more prescriptive approach” to race strategy is hurting its chances against its rivals Red Bull and Ferrari.

Formula 1 chief Ross Brawn says despite the fresh injection of racing action in Bahrain after a difficult 2018 opener in Australia he feels “watching two grands prix” is an ongoing problem he must fix with the huge performance gap between teams.