David Richards, the driving force behind Prodrive Motorsport Ltd in Oxfordshire, accustoms himself to the cockpit of his brand new Learjet 45, just hours after his BAR team raced to third place at the Formula 1 Grand Prix of Canada. Richards plans to use the aircraft to conduct business throughout Europe for BAR F1 racing, the Subaru World Rally, Volvo European Touring Car and the Aston Martin Sports Car programme. Other operators of the Lear 45 include the Irish government and the UK’s Gold Air.