Briatore, team boss of Formula One marque Renault, is involved with "a bunch of friends" in looking to acquire the Coca-Cola Championship club.

However, the Italian has conceded the consortium is one of several parties looking to take over the troubled Loftus Road outfit.

"We started talking by chance, but there are a lot of people in England talking with QPR at the moment," said Briatore ahead of this weekend's Turkish Grand Prix in Istanbul.

"We have not put in any offer. Absolutely nothing formal has been done, but the lawyers are working.

"We know where we are and what we want to do. If it happens then I will be very happy, but we are not going to go crazy to have this club."

Briatore concedes the closest he has come to the ground is when he has flown over it in his helicopter en route to Renault's base in Oxfordshire.

However, he has met current QPR chairman and fellow Italian Gianni Paladini, albeit a chance encounter.

Should Briatore and his group gain control of the club, he insists his involvement will be strictly behind the scenes.

"My business is in Formula One," confirmed Briatore.

"It is 100%. The focus for me is next year because we need to be competitive again.

"It's like Cipriani (a restaurant he owns in Mayfair). I don't go in the kitchen to cook the food.

"I occasionally go there to eat, and with QPR I will occasionally go to a match. Nothing more."

Briatore has confirmed the present management, with John Gregory in charge, would remain unchanged if his takeover succeeds, adding: "Everything is perfect."

Briatore declined to comment on his plans for QPR, although he remarked: "It is like with anything I am involved with - I want to be successful."

Briatore masterminded Renault's rise to dominance in Formula One, with the team winning the drivers' and constructors' championships in 2005 and 2006.

The 57-year-old also created and runs fashion brand 'Billionaire', while he owns pharmaceutical company Pierrel.