Prodrive plans to unveil the structure of its new formula one team at the British grand prix this year. After making a business trip to nearby Kuwait, team boss David Richards (pictured) is in Bahrain this weekend, and he explained to reporters that F1 news about Prodrive had dried up recently because he was busy working on his buyout of Aston Martin. But we are perfectly on target, the Briton, still wearing his trademark designer stubble, said. It is rumoured that McLaren and Mercedes could supply both car and engine to the Prodrive team in 2008, but Richards was giving little away on Friday. He said a full announcement was being prepared for Silverstone, including suppliers, sponsors and even a driver lineup.
If they take a Mercedes/McLaren chassis and engine, will they be able to do this under the Aston Martin brand name or will it just be the Prodrive F1 team?
I thought only one team could use the same exact package, so as afr as I am aware, there will have to be some changes in addition to creating a new team.
Yep: it needs a different paint scheme. They could call it "Super Aston", (or "SA" for short). If Prodrive becomes McLaren's JV team, then it's even more interesting that Richards was standing with Hamilton's dad at today's F1 race.
