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Ex-Renault Formula 1 boss and former Queens Park Rangers co-owner Flavio Briatore has undergone heart surgery to remove a benign tumour.<\/span><\/p>\n The Italian, 73, said he has been discharged from hospital in Milan following the operation.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Briatore said on Instagram the surgery had been “perfectly successful”. <\/span><\/p>\n “Following a routine check-up I underwent heart surgery because I had a benign mass which was removed with a minimal invasive procedure,” he said.<\/span><\/p>\n Businessman Briatore was managing director of Benetton when Michael Schumacher won the F1 drivers championship in 1994 and 1995.<\/span><\/p>\n He was also in charge of Renault when Fernando Alonso also took the title in 2005 and 2006 but left amid the <\/span>‘Crashgate’ scandal<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n He has not held an official position in F1 since but has been present at grands prix in recent years.<\/span><\/p>\n