Mercedes GP team principal Ross Brawn has said that the role as the Formula One Teams Association president is "not something I aspire to", as the teams prepare to decide on the identity of their next glorious leader in December this year.
Brawn, who has headed FOTA's technical group since the association's inception in July 2008, was seen by many as being the natural choice to succeed McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh in the role for 2010.
Whitmarsh himself took over last year from Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo, and will stand down at the end of the year as part of the regular rotation of leader that the association employs.
But Brawn has said that his is not interested in the leading role in the group, saying that his time with the Technical Group was "enough for anyone".
"I have enjoyed my two years as head of the technical group and I think that is enough for anyone," he told Autosport on Thursday when asked if he was interested in the presidency.
"All of us want to put something back into the business that we have all done so well out of, so it is not an ambition of mine for sure."
He added: "Like all the team principals, we have a day job to do as well as the other stuff, but we know how important it is to the business to have an organisation like FOTA and I take my hat to first Luca di Montezemolo and now Martin Whitmarsh for giving a direction to FOTA that it needs from its chairman.
The precise rules for overseeing FOTA are unclear, with Brawn admitting that there was a possibility of Whitmarsh staying on, but the Autosport report suggested that only bosses of former title winning teams can lead the association.
"I think theoretically there is a possibility that Martin could continue, which I would be very happy with, but we have to have discussions and see - but it [the chairmanship] is not something that I aspire to," Brawn shrugged.
If the Autosport claim is true, then the only possible replacements for Whitmarsh would be Brawn himself, Renault boss Eric Boullier or one of the Williams management duo of Adam Parr and Sir Frank Williams.
Parr has already announced his interest in the role.
Should Red Bull win the 2010 championship, Christian Horner would then become an option for the December election.
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