Ross Brawn insists great wealth has not affected his drive to succeed.
As team boss, the Briton bought Brackley based Honda for a nominal pound after the 2008 season, before ’Brawn GP’ and Jenson Button raced to the drivers’ and constructors’ titles.
At the end of that campaign, Brawn sold the team to Mercedes, and the Financial Times claims the Briton - still team principal - collected dozens of millions of dollars.
"I’m obviously a lot wealthier now than before and you wonder if you still have the same motivation to get up in the morning," Brawn said.
"But it did not alter my perspective or my passion and ambition to succeed in racing."
His job now is to win for Mercedes, and 2012 is year three, and the end of Michael Schumacher’s initial contract.
"If it does not come off I will have to recognise there is something missing, something I am not able to do that perhaps someone else should have a go at," revealed Brawn.