Richards hopes to reveal partner

David Richards hopes that Prodrive will be able to reveal the identity of the partner team with which it will enter Formula 1 in 2008 “within the next three months".

Richards’ outfit was selected as the 12th team to take part in the 2008 world championship by the FIA last year and will take advantage of new rules allowing teams to purchase fully customer cars.

And just over a year ahead of its F1 debut, he has revealed that some of the first key announcements can be expected to be made in the coming months.

“The next announcement will be the announcement of our partner team and I would hope that would be within the next three months," he told ITV-F1.com at the Autosport International Show this week.

“And following that, and during that period even, we will start to announce some key appointments – the first one will be announced in a couple of weeks' time.

“And then we will move on over the period of the next six months."