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Briatore undecided on his future in F1

Last month reports in Italian newspapers said that Renault Formula 1 team boss Flavio Briatore would continue as team boss for the team for another one or two years and then say goodbye to Formula One. According to the flamboyant Italian though he never said anything like that and he hasn't made any decision yet on his future in the sport.

Briatore, who entered Formula 1 back in 1989 as Benetton F1's commercial Director, told the official F1 site about his future plans in Formula 1: "My plan is - well I don't know really - and I never said that to the Italian newspapers. We are living in a very crucial moment in Formula One. I believe with this crisis we have something that makes everybody tick, and what I want is to make sure we give Formula One the possibility to survive this crisis - and to change the business.

"I think that we have a responsibility to the people working for us to give them a future. We have never had a moment like this in history and I want to be part of this change in Formula One. This is what I want to do, whatever it takes. It is a unique opportunity. After that we will see."

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