All Posts Tagged With: "Dave Richards"
Sauber Secure Entry, Renault Discuss Future, Toyota Negotiate Settlement
Peter Sauber, who recently bought back his old team from BMW, has been granted the final entry for the 2010 Formula One season. The news ends months of speculation after BMW decided to withdraw earlier in the year. A deal with Qadbak fell through and the future of the team appeared to be in jeopardy. [...]
Dave Richards Lodges 2010 Entry With Prodrive
Dave Richards, majority stakeholder in Aston Martin and chairman of Prodrive, has officially lodged his application to join Formula One in 2010. Under his Prodrive company that has previously won three World Rally Titles with their self-prepared Subaru Imprezas, Richards hopes to make it all the way into the sport this time around. In 2006, [...]
Richards Rules Out Formula One Return
Speaking at the Autosport International Show this afternoon, Dave Richards has withdrawn his interest in taking over the beleaguered Honda Formula One team. In December it was thought that Richards could have reignited his Prodrive operation, having spoken with financial backers in the Middle East. However, citing a current unsettled environment in the sport, the [...]
Slim Denies Inking Honda Buyout Deal
With Honda hoping to resume negotiations with potential purchasers for their Formula One team, one persistent rumour over the past week has been quelled. It was suggested on various websites that Carlos Slim, a very wealthy Mexican businessman, had signed a deal that would see him take over the team before the start of the [...]
What Goes Around Comes Around: Richards Is Looking At F1 Again
He led the Benetton team in 1997 after Flavio Briatore was fired, and between 2001 and 2004 he led BAR’s Formula One effort after a major restructuring program was implemented. In 2006, he was awarded the twelfth grid slot after competing against many other companies looking to enter Formula One. But with regulations regarding customer [...]
Prodrive All But Give Up On Formula One
Dave Richards has admitted that he has all but given up on entering Formula One due to the customer car saga. When Prodrive won the twelfth team slot, Dave was open about his intentions to collaborate with another team, but with the continued resistance from other teams, it is looking less likely that the FIA [...]
Dave Richards Confirms No Prodrive For 2008
Ex-Benetton and BAR boss David Richards has finally confirmed what most of us feared: Prodrive will not compete in the 2008 season. Having been awarded the twelfth slot on the grid for next year, beating other hopefuls along the way, Richards has invested an awful lot money into new facilities and staff to compete in [...]
Are Prodrive In Crisis?
Prodrive, Formula One’s twelfth team that is due to enter the sport in 2008 have hit a brick wall. They have been in the news this past fortnight regarding their intention to use another teams chassis. This is currently a grey area in the rules and regulations, and there is a battle going on at [...]
