Dennis, prodrive y demás rumores Opciones

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Esto viene en autosport, creo que quiere decir que esta compra no implica nada en el equipo de F1, asi que de momento pocas novedades.

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Richards denies Aston's F1 link

By Glenn Freeman and Pablo Elizalde Monday, March 12th 2007, 14:57 GMT


Prodrive boss David Richards says the buyout of Aston Martin has nothing to do with his company or his Formula One team.

A consortium led by Richards confirmed on Monday that it had completed the buyout of the luxury car maker, after 20 years under Ford Motor Company's ownership.

But Richards, whose Prodrive team will make their Formula One debut next season, said it was only a personal investment and denied any links with his Grand Prix team.

"People have put two and two together and got six," Richards told reporters during a press conference to confirm the buyout. "This is something personal to me and has nothing to do with Prodrive.

"Our plan was always to go into Formula One in partnership with an existing team, and the plan is still to do that."

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Richards buys Aston Martin

Monday, March 12th 2007, 14:07 GMT


A consortium led by Prodrive boss David Richards has bought luxury car maker Aston Martin, it was confirmed on Monday.

The buyout ends almost twenty years of Ford Motor Company's ownership of Aston Martin.

The consortium is led by Richards, American banker John Sinders, Investment Dar and Adeem Investment.

Ford could receive over 450 million pounds ($867 million) for Aston Martin, according to sources familiar with the situation.

Richards, whose team will make their Formula One debut next year, will be joining the board of Aston Martin as non-executive chairman in a personal capacity.

"This is an incredible opportunity - Aston Martin is one of the world's most iconic brands" said Richards. "We are confident we now have all the right ingredients to take Aston Martin to even greater heights."

Aston Martin sales rose by half last year to about 6,500 units.

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[pca]

"Our plan was always to go into Formula One in partnership with an existing team, and the plan is still to do that."

En lo que se refiere a la Formula 1 David Richards dice que sigue con sus planes de asociarse con un equipo ya existente.

De lo otro, es que ya ha comprado Aston Martin.

[Guest_lemec_*]

Pues hombre ... ver a Pedro en un equipo liderado por Richars me hace chirriar los dientes, pero ... jo***er un Aston Martin de F1 ya mola ¿no?

Claro que lo mismo pense cuando Jaguar ...

[senna_siempre]

Lo de marcas prestigiosas en F1, aunque suena de miedo, es un poco peligroso porque, con tanto prestigio que mantener, acaban ocupándose más de sus tradiciones e imagen que de lo que es necesario aquí y ahora para que esto prospere.

Alguien que trabajó en Jaguar me dijo una vez que ahí hacían reuniones para convocar reuniones. Había tanta política que no había espacio para lo importante.

Y recordemos que Ferrari, antes de la llegada del trio triunfal (Schumacher/Brawn/Todt) estaban tan entumecidos en que la tradición de Ferrari era un V12 que, aunque un V10 les daría más elasticidad y la posibilidad de estar delante más a menudo, era como un sacrilegio cambiarlo y se contentaron durante 2 décadas con sólo poder brillar en circuitos rápidos y pasarlo mal el resto del año.

Por tanto, no creo que porque Aston Martin sea Aston Martin vayan a hacer algo decente. Y, si no, Lemec tiene razón, que miren el ejemplo de Jaguar.

Saludos!!

FORZA FERNANDO Y PEDRO!!

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David Richards ha desmentido los rumores que indican que su equipo Prodrive podría haber comprado Aston Martin.

El millonario de 54 años, esta a cargo de un exitoso consorcio que ha comprado la parte británica de Ford, pero Richards niega que eso signifique que Prodrive tenga como motorista a Aston Martin para su estreno en la Formula Uno, el año que viene.

"La gente ha sumado dos y dos y le ha dado seis", le dijo a los reporteros en una conferencia. "Es algo de carácter personal , de mis negocios, y no tiene nada que ver con Prodrive. Nuestro plan siempre fue introducirnos en la F1 relacionados con un equipo ya existente, y el plan sigue siendo ese".
TheF1.com

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Me imagino que apartir de los GPs de Europa tendremos mas noticias sobre el equipo de f1..

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Verde-Jaguar

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Esta mañana he preguntado al "superentendido" en la Web de "El Pais" sobre como ve el futuro de Pedro y sobre Prodrive.

¿Como ves el futuro de Pedro de la Rosa el año que viene? Se viene rumoreando la posibilidad de Prodrive, ¿sabes algo de esto?
No me consta la posibilidad de que pueda competir con Prodrive. Además, McLaren sigue confiando en él como probador. Es el mejor piloto reserva de todo el Mundial. Ojalá vuelva a competir. Su presencia siempre es un aliciente para los aficionados a la F-1.

http://www.as.com/edigitales/entrevista.html?encuentro=2655&docPage=5&ordenacion=asc&base=15[URL-NOMBRE]Link

Vamos, que sabe lo mismo que nosotros, nada...

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Pero sabra que si es un equipo b de mclaren seria correr con el mismo coche que el primer equipo pudiendo compartir datos muy interesantes? quizas no se dio cuenta

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Bueno, el primer contacto del "superentendido" con el foro ha sido poco esclarecedor. Esperaremos otra oportunidad haber si cae una exclusiva...

[KIT]

Palabra del Superentendido... "escuchadnos padre"

Sí ... yo creo que al "superentendido" le voy preguntar la hora.... a ver si eso lo adivina.

PD.: ¿Por cierto alguien ha visto a Kimi con el Renault por Albert Park?... la verdad he mirado todas las webs de fotos habidas y por haber y no lo he encontrado.






Salu2 a todos y...
FORÃ?A PEDRO!!!

[Ferrari F399]

¿O alguien ha visto a Alonso de piloto de Ferrari y a Flavio Briatore de jefe de la Scuderia? Y eso que el "experto de F1 de As" podía adelantarlo/confirmarlo... Qué cosas...

Acabo de leer la entrevistilla digital a este ser humano e iba a comentar algunas de sus habituales insinuaciones maliciosas basadas en nada, pero... mejor no digo nada...

Ah, y perdón por el off-tópic.

Forza Ferrari

[Ferrari F399]

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Pero sabra que si es un equipo b de mclaren seria correr con el mismo coche que el primer equipo pudiendo compartir datos muy interesantes? quizas no se dio cuenta

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Quizá estaba deslumbrado por el fulgor de Alonso, como sus mecánicos ayer...

Qué bonito es el amor...

Forza Ferrari

[Brian Syrup]

Lo que más me alucina del link que pones, Bridge, es lo que comenta el periodista que dijo Fisichella de Massa cuando fichó por Ferrari: "...que es malo, malísimo..." y tal, y tal, vaya huevos tiene el señorito Fisichella; fuera ya, hombre!

Sempre, Pedro!

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AUTOSPORT.COM

Prodrive aim to confirm plans in July

By Jonathan Noble Friday, April 13th 2007, 16:07 GMT


Prodrive boss David Richards is hoping to announce his car and driver plans for his entry to Formula One in 2008 at July's British Grand Prix, after revealing in Bahrain on Friday that he has 'pretty well agreed' on what he is doing.

Richards has made no secret of the fact that he intends to run a customer chassis and engine next year in Prodrive's first season of Grand Prix racing.

Negotiations for a deal are believed to have been focused on Ferrari, Renault and McLaren - with the latter currently understood to be favourites to finalise a contract.

Speaking about the latest situation with the talks on Friday, Richards said: "Well, we are well down the line with most of it. I must admit that my eye has been off the ball on the Aston Martin project over the last three months.

"So consequently that is why you have not heard so much about it, or it has not been so obvious. But we are perfectly on target."

When asked by autosport.com whether there were still three clear car options for 2008, Richards said: "There are options, but we are pretty well agreed what it is going to be."

Richards would not confirm any of the speculation linking him with McLaren, but said more details would hopefully be forthcoming by the Silverstone race in July.

"I am obviously not going to say anything, but I hope to be in a position by the summer, probably at the British Grand Prix, to make a full announcement. That will include sponsors, and even drivers, by then."

Should a McLaren deal for car and engines come off, then there have been suggestions that Prodrive would take the team's test drivers Pedro de la Rosa and Gary Paffett for 2008.

Richards admitted that having such a mixture of youth and experience would likely be what his team opt for.

"If you look at everything we have done in the past, what you have got to look at is how we have behaved in previous sports and what we tend to do.

"And we tend to choose a more established driver and also a young up-and-coming hotshot. And we will work with that formula."

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[Ferrari F399]

Oh, qué bien suena eso...

Forza Ferrari

[Omega_]

Si alguien me haría el favor de traducir...es que mi ingles no llega a tanto y al parecer son buenas noticias....

"Si hay que ser un payaso o un bocazas para tener carisma, prefiero no tenerlo. Me pagan para ganar campeonatos" Eddie Lawson

[pca]

Lo del gran premio británico ya lo comentó yosssi.

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Q & A with Prodrive's David Richards

By Jonathan Noble Friday, April 13th 2007, 16:11 GMT


Q. What is the latest with Prodrive's Formula One plans?

David Richards: Well, we are well down the line with most of it. I must admit that my eye has been off the ball on the Aston Martin project over the last three months. So consequently that is why you have not heard so much about it, or it has not been so obvious. But we are perfectly on target.

Q. Regarding your talks about a chassis supplier, are there still three main options?

DR: There are options, but we are pretty well agreed what it is going to be.

Q. Is it McLaren?

DR: I am obviously not going to say anything, but I hope to be in a position by the summer, probably at the British Grand Prix, to make a full announcement. That will include sponsors, and even drivers, by then.

Q. What is the aim of the visit here?

DR: I have been in Kuwait visiting our investors for Aston Martin. We are in the Gulf visiting friends so we thought we would come down here at the same time.

Q. Is there much synergy between Aston Martin and Formula One?

DR: In the long term there might be, but certainly not in the immediate future. The immediate future is Aston Martin in sportscar racing. We have got a plan for that now for this year, and we are just working out now what we are going to do for the next two or three years on the sportscar side of things. But who knows? Five years down the line it might be appropriate.

Q. Are you here to talk with drivers at all?

DR: No. We already have got plans about that. But it is not here. This visit is purely social.

Q. Are there any concerns about the customer car issue, with Frank Williams suggesting that customer cars may not be allowed under the 2008 Concorde Agreement?

DR: I have made it very clear from the outset, in all the correspondence with both Max and Bernie last year, that that was the premise we will be entering under. I am reassured that that will still be the case.

Q. So everything is on course and you are quite comfortable with where you are going?

DR: I am very comfortable about it.

Q. So the deal is for a supply of both chassis and engines for next year?

DR: Yes. You would not shop around to do separate deals. It was one of the things that we originally looked at, but at the end of the day that doesn't seem to make sense.

Q. Are you looking for more experienced F1 drivers?

DR: I don't think we will get into the detail of which drivers are good and which drivers are bad. If you look at everything we have done in the past, what you have got to look at is how we have behaved in previous sports and what we tend to do. And we tend to choose a more established driver and also a young up-and-coming hotshot. And we will work with that formula.

Q. Is it annoying for you there is speculation that the entry to F1 could be bought by another team?

DR: It cannot be bought by another team. That is a fact.

Q. So it is not for sale then?

DR: No, it is not for sale and it has never been for sale.

[pca]

Básicamente, Omega, que si Prodrive acaba llegando a un acuerdo con McLaren ponen a Pedro como favorito a uno de los asientos en esa info de Autosport.

Más o menos.

Por cierto gracias por la información.

Edited by - pca on 4/13/2007 7:07:26 PM