Bernie Ecclestone has played down the effect the ongoing takeover of F1 will have on the running of the sport.
Liberty Media are in the process of taking a controlling interest in F1 from CVC Capital Partners. The American firm have initially bought a 18.7 per cent stake with their full $4.4 billion takeover expected to be completed early in 2017.
Speculation that former Mercedes and Ferrari chief Ross Brawn is being lined up for a senior role by F1's incoming owners in recent days has turned the spotlight on the future of Ecclestone, F1's chief executive.
In a wide-ranging interview with F1's official website, Ecclestone was asked what he could tell fans about where F1 was headed amid rumours about who would be in charge in the future.
"Well, I can assure them that as far as the company is concerned it stays as it is - there will be no change," he replied.
"There can be different shareholders - and the shareholders that are now coming on board are probably going to be more commercial than CVC were. That is about it."
When Liberty's takeover of F1 was announced in September, the American firm said Ecclestone would remain as CEO, with the 86-year-old separately telling media he had been asked to stay on for three years.
Brawn has told Sky Sports News HQ he would "certainly be attracted" to a full-time role helping shape F1's future under its new owners, having already done some consultancy work for them.
However, he denied he has already signed up.
"Primarily I was approached by Liberty Media to give them an overview of Formula 1 from my perspective so I've done some consultancy but that's really the extent of it so far," Brawn told SSNHQ.
"I'm just helping them understand how Formula 1 works, how the teams work, the perspective of a team. Obviously they've got a relationship with CVC, but they wanted to understand how the team works, views on how F1 can change in the future."
Speaking to Autosport, Ecclestone denied suggestions Brawn had already signed a deal to directly replace him, adding that the former Ferrari technical director would instead be "absolutely first class" in a rule-making role at the FIA, F1's governing body.
It has been widely speculated that Brawn could feature as a 'dream team' partnership overseeing the sport alongside marketing guru Zak Brown.