McLaren supremo Ron Dennis has admitted he has held talks with Ross Brawn.<\/p>\n
Brawn has stepped down as Mercedes’ team boss, insisting he is taking a sabbatical and refusing to even think about his future until “at least next summer”.<\/p>\n
But the 58-year-old Briton has already been strongly linked with Honda, whose works F1 project he headed at Brackley until the Japanese carmaker pulled out of F1 in 2008.<\/p>\n
Honda is now returning to the sport as a supplier of engines to McLaren from 2015.<\/p>\n
So when asked if he has talked with Brawn, McLaren chairman Dennis told the BBC: “We were having a chat and we’re mature motor racing people so of course you’re going to talk about life.<\/p>\n
“But going beyond that, as you would expect, it’s normal stuff.\u00a0 People probe around, the possible, the impossible.<\/p>\n
“My understanding is he intends to take a year off,” added Dennis.\u00a0 “That’s my understanding of his intention.”<\/p>\n
Brawn, on the other hand, is refusing to comment.<\/p>\n
“It wouldn’t be fair or appropriate to say if any parties have invited me for discussions,” he said.<\/p>\n
“I am starting my fishing trips early next year and only time will tell if formula one and me ever get together again.”<\/p>\n
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