To no-one's surprise, the FIA
announced Friday that
Prodrive will join the existing 11 teams for the 2008 championship.According to FIA President Max Mosley, Prodrive was selected as the 12th team because "Prodrive has the best combination of financial backing, technical capability and motorsport experience... Also, Prodrive's chief executive, David Richards has experience as a Formula One team principal."
In addition to the 11 existing teams, the FIA received applications from new teams vying for the 12th and final entry. Despite the heightened level of interest in Formula 1, Mosley indicated that the FIA were unlikely to increase the number of teams beyond the current limit of 12.
When asked about the newest team's plans, David Richards said, "An entry is just the beginning. We now have less than two years to build a team and put two competitive cars on the starting grid for the first race of the 2008 championship."
[Source: FIA, Prodrive]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
bernie @ Apr 30th 2006 10:33AM
ProDrive is a first class organization in England's Motorsports Valley area. They have international reach, an excellent grasp of materials and electronics technology and their workmanship is awesome.
F1 is the zenith for any engineer or fabricator, and ProDrive has earned the chance to raise their game to that level. Kudos to Dave Richards and the team for putting together a great enterprise.
Road Tester @ Apr 30th 2006 10:44AM
I can't understand why the FIA does not allow more than 12 teams. After all, it would be a lot more interesting for the spectators to see more than 24 cars.
Anyway, I'm glad there are more teams interested in Formula 1, as than can only improve the appeal and quality of the sport. I'm sure with al its experience in racing, Prodrive is a worthy addition.