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Briatore comeback rumours gather pace
Rumours linking disgraced former Renault boss Flavio Briatore with a return to F1, possibly with Ferrari, continue to gather pace with reports he has visited the team's Maranello headquarters twice in recent weeks.
Briatore, who a year ago this week resigned in disgrace as Renault's head as the FIA prepared to hold a hearing into the Crashgate scandal, was spotted at the Ferrari base in July, sparking suggestions he was being lined-up for a comeback to the sport.
This week, Die Welt revealed he has continued to visit Ferrari, and last weekend he was spotted inside the team's garage at Monza.
Briatore is currently banned from involvement in F1 until 2013 but he is believed to be lobbying the FIA to have this reduced. The ban has not prevented him from continuing to manage leading drivers nor, it seems, does it extend to him not being at the heart of the action on a grand prix weekend.
When questioned after Monza, he said: "I am meeting with Bernie [Ecclestone] and then flying back to London. It's fantastic to be back, to see friends and to be in Italy … Ferrari are on pole and everyone is happy. Just wonderful."
Asked if he was keen to return to the sport, Briatore was as guarded as always. "I'm feeling very good and I'm happy with the way things are," he said. "We will see what happens in the future. Next week I will not be in Singapore; I am also perfectly happy at home."
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