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[Jabberwocky]

I think Prodrive must have there name in the hat.

[Jabberwocky]

after a lot of though, it has turned into a strange world in my head about companys buying it with wierd brandings, so companys that should buy it:-

Tescos - White with blue lines - No frills Budget racing
BT - It is good at full chat
M&S - Not an ordinatry race car
Coke Zero - How many points can we get
British Goverment - they are helping everyone else out so why not
Nike - Just do it

More serious comanys
Starbucks - well they are buying everything else
An Oil Baron
VAG group
Bernie
Ross Brawn/Nick Fry/float it on the stock market


ooh ooh how about Owner/Driver MS in a Brawn designed car. I am sure the Ferrari engine will follow

[Jabberwocky]

http://www.f1network.net/main/s169/st136992.htm

One potential bidder is understood to be from the middle east area, but our sources suggest the financing behind it may not be quite as solid as many assume. A second, currently unknown, bidder is also dealing with the team.

The third call of interest has come from Chessington, we understand, as Carlin Motorsport looks once again at the possibility of stepping up to Formula One. Assuming the reduction in workforce to 200, as revealed elsewhere on RealHondaF1.com, a drop in budget to $70m a year, a quality pay driver on board, and the FIA's Cosworth engine plan all come together, it's not beyond the realms of possibility that Carlin could make such a jump?

[bud]

i had an inkling that during this current financial climate the only ones who would and could afford it would be some middle eastern oil backed firms.

I cannot see any Manufacturer looking to purchase into the sport!

[kingpinsam]

i'd like to think the guys who bought aston martin might consider it, i don't know much about it, but i seem to remember reading that they wanted to get into f1 at some point in the future

[7UpJordan]

i had an inkling that during this current financial climate the only ones who would and could afford it would be some middle eastern oil backed firms.

I bet that's what Bernie's hoping for so he can keep the Asian races with no crowds on the calendar.

How about we all pull together some money, revive the name "British Leyland", buy Honda and have "British Leyland Racing"? Or am I being a bit too patiotic?

[Jabberwocky]

Or Austin Racing?!?!?

My money is on Prodrive/Aston Martin. Banbury not for from Brackley

[cap-dude]

I think we're all thinking the same thing. Oil owning billionaires.

Prodrive or Carlin certainly sound like potenial buyers, but who knows. Just as long as whoever takes over can get the team onto the grid for 2009, with a good team name, and good livery.

[Jabberwocky]

and someone who is not just after a 200mph bill board

[Red Five]

I'm almost surprised that Nanjing Automobile Corporation haven't been been mentioned, they are in the middle of relaunching the MG brand and F1 could be good for them if done properly.

[darwin dali]

F1Live:
David Richards is believed to be perhaps the most serious of the prospective buyers of Honda's Formula One team.

As alluded to by Honda figures as well as F1 powerbrokers Bernie Ecclestone and Max Mosley, there is already interest in the team which on Friday was put on the market by the struggling Japanese carmaker Honda.

To boost the chances of a sale, Honda has offered to bear the team's outstanding debts, and offer for sale the excellent facilities of the Brackley-based squad for a nominal fee as low as $1.

The successful buyer would have to convince Honda that it could safeguard the future of the team, even if many of the 700 employees would be retrenched as the annual budget is slashed from its current $300 million to as little as $70m.

The British newspaper The Daily Telegraph said the most serious buyer, believed to be Prodrive chief David Richards, could be in a position to seal the deal by the end of this weekend.

56-year-old Richards is no stranger to the team, having been brought in to run its previous BAR incarnation in 2001.

Prodrive was slated to join the F1 grid in 2008, but Richards pulled out because his plans involved running a controversial McLaren-Mercedes customer package.

Honda driver Jenson Button, who has been very loyal to the team, is rumoured to be preparing for a test drive with Scuderia Toro Rosso next week - a team which parent company Red Bull has also put on the market.

However, due to Richards' known preference for Button during the BAR days, a quick purchase of the Honda team might convince Button to stay on.

[Jabberwocky]

Would the team be called, Prodrive in Blue with Gold Wheels or Aston Martin in BRG?

[darwin dali]

Would the team be called, Prodrive in Blue with Gold Wheels or Aston Martin in BRG?

Anything will do as long as it's not Earthdreams or somtin' like that...

[McLaren Fan]

F1Live:
David Richards is believed to be perhaps the most serious of the prospective buyers of Honda's Formula One team.

As alluded to by Honda figures as well as F1 powerbrokers Bernie Ecclestone and Max Mosley, there is already interest in the team which on Friday was put on the market by the struggling Japanese carmaker Honda.

To boost the chances of a sale, Honda has offered to bear the team's outstanding debts, and offer for sale the excellent facilities of the Brackley-based squad for a nominal fee as low as $1.

The successful buyer would have to convince Honda that it could safeguard the future of the team, even if many of the 700 employees would be retrenched as the annual budget is slashed from its current $300 million to as little as $70m.

The British newspaper The Daily Telegraph said the most serious buyer, believed to be Prodrive chief David Richards, could be in a position to seal the deal by the end of this weekend.

56-year-old Richards is no stranger to the team, having been brought in to run its previous BAR incarnation in 2001.

Prodrive was slated to join the F1 grid in 2008, but Richards pulled out because his plans involved running a controversial McLaren-Mercedes customer package.

Honda driver Jenson Button, who has been very loyal to the team, is rumoured to be preparing for a test drive with Scuderia Toro Rosso next week - a team which parent company Red Bull has also put on the market.

However, due to Richards' known preference for Button during the BAR days, a quick purchase of the Honda team might convince Button to stay on.

It's not surprising to learn he was sniffing around. I'd like to see him get the team. He did a decent job in the BAR days and has been looking to get back into Formula One for a while. I'd rather see a racer take over the team than some Sheikh from the Middle East who is only investing in the sport so as he has an income after oil is in less demand or runs out.

[Jabberwocky]

Maybe DR is going to be the front for an oil baron