Flavio Briatore has apparently been invited by Bernie Ecclestone to be part of a group looking at ways of improving the F1 show.
Ecclestone invited team bosses to a meeting in Hungary today where the sport’s future – put into focus by the small crowd at Hockenheim – was the main subject on the agenda.
Ecclestone is understood to have suggested forming a ‘working group’ which will consist of four teams, believed to be Red Bull, Mercedes, Ferrari and Force India, plus himself and Briatore.
It remains to be seen how this new body fits in with the existing Strategy Group.
Speaking to Sky F1 after the meeting, Christian Horner said: “The teams get together and they talk about things. The drivers have got to be the heroes. Thereafter the cars should be secondary to that, whether its chassis or engine. As a package the cars should be secondary to the drivers.
"The drivers, we need to give more access to, and the fans have got to be able to engage with their heroes. When I was growing up, Nigel Mansell was my hero. I think it’s important in today’s world that there’s more and better access to the drivers, and a bit more behind the scenes.”
