David Richards toasted his return to Formula One, claiming his Banbury-based Prodrive company have earned their move into motorsport's elite.
Prodrive were named as the 12th team on the 2008 grid this morning by world governing body the FIA, who also accepted entries from all 11 current squads.
For more see tomorrow's Oxford Mail.
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