After a two-year effort to launch the twelfth team on the Formula One grid, Prodrive has finally conceded to the phrase "Give up all hope, Ye who enter here!". Prodrive boss Dave Richards had protracted negotiations with McLaren about buying their chassis and Mercedes-Benz engines. Objections, however, to customer programs from teams such as Williams resulted in a new Concorde Agreement that killed the plan. As a result, Dave Richards, having seen what happened to Tom Walkinshaw a few years ago, decided against sacrificing his entire business empire and will instead re-focus the company on GT racing and the World Rally Championship. Richards himself will again take a hands-on role in leading the Subaru WRC team that was so successful under his guidance in the 1990s. It's a shame it didn't happen, but it's probably for the best given past history.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Ben H. @ Jan 14th 2008 8:37AM
The WRC team has been flailing since he wasn't in charge. It sounds like he forgot to groom a successor and now it's biting him in the butt.
Shawn @ Jan 14th 2008 10:20AM
There's no new Concorde agreement signed yet!
why not the LS2LS7? @ Jan 14th 2008 1:56PM
That's fine for me. F1 is for a special breed, one who likes do deal with all the shenanigans and such. GT (and ALMS) is a better place for someone like Richards who is more interested in the racing than the circus.