Prodrive boss David Richards has declared his company will now consider its options in the wake of the Formula One budget cap dispute, saying he is not prepared to commit to the sport amid the current uncertainty.

Richards was among the first team owners to express his interest in entering the category next year, enticed by [...]

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Aston Martin could make a shock entrance into the world of Formula One after Company Chairman David Richards revealed Prodrive is undertaking preparations to enter the sport next season.

Speaking to Autosport, Richards said the FIA’s new cost-cutting regulations has prompted Prodrive to seriously consider the possibility of fielding a Formula One team in 2010.
“We are [...]

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They say money can’t buy you love, but the right amount will at least get you an F1 team of your own. Italian news website La Stampa is reporting that Honda’s F1 team has been bought out by Mexican telecom billionaire Carlos Slim Helu.

La Stampa reports that Helu paid Honda’s asking price, beating out Prodrive’s [...]

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Showcasing its new-found verve after being offloaded by Ford to a consortium of businessmen led by Prodrive chairman David Richards, Aston Martin has released the first picture of its all-new performance flagship, the One-77.

Built around a carbon-fibre chassis and clothed with Aston’s metal of choice, aluminium, the One-77 will top the British automaker’s line-up with an [...]

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Aston Martin have announced that they will be defending their 2007 GT1 title at Le Mans with two DBR9’s kitted out in the blue and orange Gulf Oil livery, that for me at least brings images of the Ford GT40 to mind. The two AM DBR9’s are looking to recreate Gulf’s first victory at Le [...]

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Aston Martin have set out to get us all drooling again…and its worked. Due to be unveiled at next week’s Autosport International Show in Birmingham, Aston Martin have released a sketch of their new Vantage GT2 race car. Based on the Vantage V8 road car, the GT2 racer is designed to operate on either standard [...]

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