The Project Brabham announcement followed a lengthy legal dispute between the Brabham family and a German businessman, which was finally settled in the Brabham family's favour. With control of the brand once more,
David Brabham began developing the
crowdsourcing business model. According to Brabham, the concept came based on his own experience as well as capitalising on the fan base from the original
Motor Racing Developments team from the 1960s. The
crowdsourcing model was designed to engage existing fans to help Brabham as he approached financial backers as the team searched for initial funding. The team planned to use customer LMP2 cars initially, entering the
World Endurance Championship in
2015. After two or three seasons the team planned on becoming a fully fledged LMP1 constructor. However, the entry was later delayed until
2021, will enter in the
LM GTE class, and will be primarily funded by
Brabham Automotive and commercial sponsors. Brabham has claimed the team is looking at
Formula One but a number of financial matters need to change before it would be interested in entering. ==References==