Ron Dennis to buy Prodrive?
The Cologne based Express newspaper claims that it has uncovered the destination of the approximately $160m that Dennis received for selling half of his McLaren shares to Bahrain.
Prodrive and McLaren have been linked for some time, with Richards said to be eying a complete customer chassis and Mercedes-Benz engine package to race with in 2008.
The report said Dennis might buy Prodrive and set it up for Mercedes-Benz as McLaren's 'b' team, even though Sir Frank Williams warned this week that – in his opinion – the regulations for 2008 do not yet allow for car sharing.
Richards told The Guardian: "There is absolutely no question about it, customer cars are permitted in 2008.
"Williams have entered the 2008 world championship accepting that condition. It all seems absolutely clear to me."