Ross Brawn to step away from his F1 career for the second time

Ross Brawn, like Kimi Raikkonen and Fernando Alonso, never truly retired from Formula 1 as he had first stated. He intends to leave the sport for the second time. It marks the end of an era because it is connected to 8 championship victories. But is this retirement permanent? Ross Brawn barely had three years of peace after his initial retirement in 2014 before returning to the sport. This is comparable to Kimi Raikkonen in 2009 and Fernando Alonso's F1 retirement at the end of his McLaren career.

The distinction with this Ross Brawn retirement is that it really appears to be his last. Brawn gave up his positions as technical director for particular teams and team principal when he first departed in 2014. It was really to work in management for Liberty Media that he returned to the sport in 2017.