Brawn moots idea of a non-championship F1 race


FILE PHOTO: Mercedes Formula One team principal Ross Brawn looks on during the first practice session of the German F1 Grand Prix at the Nuerburgring racing circuit, July 5, 2013. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File Photo

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Formula One could re-introduce a non-championship race to experiment with new formats and ideas if such an event can be made commercially viable, motorsport head Ross Brawn has suggested.

"It might be rather optimistic," the former Honda, Brawn and Mercedes team principal told Reuters during pre-season testing at the Circuit de Catalunya on Wednesday.

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