The Brabham racing team has been "re-launched with the goal of returning to the Formula 1 grid," according to SKY SPORTS. Brabham, one of the "most iconic names in world motor-racing," last raced in '92. The club has "now been revived by 'Project Brabham,' the brainchild of David Brabham, son of three-time F1 World Champion Sir Jack." Project Brabham will see fans "invited to buy their own stake in the team, which will be based in Banbury," for as little as £1 ($1.63), with the goal of "building and funding a sustainable team." David Brabham said, "I have long dreamt of seeing the Brabham team back out on the track, winning at the highest level and continuing the legacy my father laid down when he first started the team in the Sixties" (SKY SPORTS, 9/25). In London, Ian Parkes reported Brabham will "initially return to the track next season with a three-year LMP2 programme in the World Endurance Championship." By year four, the "marque will run as a constructor in LMP1, with the goal of winning the WEC and Le Mans." Longer-term ambitions include the "prospect of competing in Formula E, as well potentially making a comeback in F1." David Brabham said, "For me to bring Brabham back we have to do things differently. After careful consideration and research we have created a new model of open-source racing which will bring fans closer to the action, inspire drivers and engineers around the world and offer the rare opportunity to be a part of this new, but historical, race team" (DAILY MAIL, 9/24).
