Frenchman has a penchant for crumbling on the biggest stages

Ross Brawns future in Formula One has been the source of much speculation in recent weeks and he has been linked with several jobs at the top of the sport, including Bernie Ecclestones.According to the man himself, the rumours of his new career path are somewhat exaggerated. This week he confirmed that he has been advising the sports new investors Liberty Media about the workings of Formula One, but says his current involvement ends there.Ive given a little advice to Liberty Media on Formula One, because they wanted to have a perspective on the business from someone who has been involved and someone who is not involved in a team anymore, Brawn told ESPN. I didnt have any angles or axes to grind, it was just my view on Formula One and the characters involved and teams etcetera.Could that role evolve into something more when Liberty completes its purchase of Formula One early next year?Its always Libertys decision, but there has been no serious discussion, Brawn says. Ive given them some help to understand Formula One a bit more and they have to complete the transaction and then see what happens. I think they recognise that Bernie is a pretty key element in all of this, because of the relationships, experience and the knowledge, so I think Liberty appear to be a very sensible company and they are going to proceed cautiously.But I hope they take on-board the idea of creating a plan for the future, which is contributed to by a number of elements. What do we want Formula One to look like in three to five years time? Are the criticisms that are made today fair and can they be addressed? Everyone wants to see more racing, but how much more racing do you want to see because you can have too much of a good thing -- it can seriously get boring if its there every week and it never changes.The rumours about Brawn returning to the sport in a rule-making capacity extend back to 2015 when Red Bull boss Christian Horner put the ex-Mercedes team principal forward as a candidate to oversee the changes to the regulations for 2017. Brawn was not a part of those changes in the end, but the idea of a job guiding the direction of the sport via its regulatory body the FIA does hold some appeal.Thats possible. If that became the best channel to influence and be part of a better Formula One then its not out of the question. Its not my natural environment if Im honest, but thats not a criticism of the FIA, its a criticism of me!That may be a possibility for the future, who knows? I think when the dust settles and we see whats going to happen and on what time scale, then we can make better judgements on if I get involved and in what capacity.But Brawn is clear on one thing: if he does return to Formula One, the sport has to be willing to put a long-term plan in place.I think one of the frustrations for me is that there never seemed to be a plan and everything was reactive. Therefore, I think it would be good for Formula One to try to formulate a plan and a strategy of where it wants to be in three years time or five years time.Formula One has a very impressive engine at the moment, but is that the engine for the future and where does that go? Whats going to be the engine in five years time? Is there going to be another engine and do we know what it is? If there is another engine in five years time that process needs to start soon with maybe some slightly different objectives to this engine. This engine right now is incredible, but its quite expensive and makes it difficult for the smaller teams. Can we produce an equally impressive technical challenge but make it more viable for the smaller teams?Its those sorts of things, and if you set those objectives now you wont do it next year, but maybe in three years time or five years time you will succeed. That plan can be adjusted like all plans, but at least start getting down with all the stakeholders -- the broadcasters, the promoters of the circuits, the teams, the media, journalists and the fans to understand what they want to see -- and then build that plan, debate it, structure it and see what comes out.I dont think thats been done yet in Formula One, I think its been more reactive to problems. [For example, we say] the audiences are falling, so wed better change something, change qualifying! and we saw what happened there. It wasnt a great success.And then its Mercedes are dominating, wed better change the rules. 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Del Potro admitted as much after playing one of the best matches of his career under a dark evening sky: I didnt expect to win, the Argentine said after his raucous 7-6 (4), 7-6(2), upset over Djokovic, the worlds top-ranked male player by a wide margin.This was a match significant on many levels.It showed that del Potro -- one of tennis great talents and winner of the 2009 US Open -- was rounding into form after spending the past several years largely watching from the sidelines.It showed that Djokovic, far and away the best player in mens tennis since 2011, is maybe, just maybe, losing a little firmness on his solid grip over the game.And for Andy Murray, the upset led to a simple revelation: Suddenly devoid of his most potent nemesis -- a man who the irrepressible Brit has lost to in 16 of their past 19 matches -- this tournament is now his to lose.Sunday evenings turn of events was unforgettable. While Djokovic had suffered an ugly upset early at Wimbledon, losing to American journeyman Sam Querrey, it seemed like hed built back confidence by winning the Toronto tour stop in late July. But from the beginning of this Olympic match he seemed the lesser player. Del Potro served solidly, kept his backhand in play and absolutely dominated with his favorite shot: a forehand that he consistently poleaxed with such power that his opponent, among the games best-ever movers, was constantly wrong-footed.In the end, del Potro hit 29 forehand winners. Djokovic struck seven. The final point featured a sequence symbolized the whole affair: Del Potro hit a scorching forehand down the line and drew a weak reply. The lanky Argentine then wheeled back and hit nearly the same shot, only this time crosscourt. It struck the net, but was traveling with so much heavy force that it popped onto his opponents side. Gamee.dddddddddddd Set. Match. 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Murray has won four of their six matches, and the talented Frenchman has a penchant for crumbling on the biggest stages.With Djokovic out of the way, the Olympic draws upper half is now led by Rafael Nadal, who on Sunday tore through Argentinas Frederico Delbonis, 6-2, 6-1. But Nadal of late has been a shadow of his former self. Nursing an injured wrist, he hasnt played a tournament since June. Its not too much to say that if Del Potro continues showing the form he did against Djokovic, he may well offer Murray his sternest test.After his match against Troicki, Murray admitted to being nervous before his match began -- less because this was the Olympics than the fact he hadnt played competitively since winning Wimbledon on July 10, hadnt performed at a hard court tournament since losing early at the Miami Open in March.Having the Olympics come so soon after Wimbledon for me, it may have been easy to have a bit of a lull, but thats not going to happen with the Olympics, Murray said. I hope to make a run.Little did he know that by Sundays end, Novak Djokovic would be gone. That run just got a whole lot easier. ' ' '