Spyker F1
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| Full name | Etihad Aldar Spyker F1 Team |
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| Base | Silverstone, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom |
| Team principal(s) | Colin Kolles |
| Technical director | James Key |
| Noted drivers |
 Adrian Sutil Christijan Albers Markus Winkelhock Sakon Yamamoto
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| Previous name | Midland F1 Racing |
| Next name | Force India F1 Team |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| First entry | 2007 Australian Grand Prix |
| Races entered | 17 |
| Engines | Ferrari |
| Constructors' Championships |
0 |
| Drivers' Championships |
0 |
| Race victories | 0 |
| Points | 1 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Final entry | 2007 Brazilian Grand Prix |
Spyker F1 Team was a Formula One team that competed in the 2007 Formula One World Championship, and was created by Spyker Cars after their buyout of the short-lived Midland F1 (formerly Jordan Grand Prix) team. The change to the Spyker name was accompanied by a switch in racing livery from the red and white previously used by Midland, to an orange and silver scheme—already seen on the Spyker Spyder GT2-R—orange being the national colour and the auto racing colour of the Netherlands. At the end of the 2007 season the team was sold and renamed Force India.
Although created in 2006, the team's roots can be traced back to the year 1991, when it was founded as Jordan Grand Prix. The Silverstone-based squad and facilities were bought by the Midland group in 2005 and renamed Midland F1 in 2006, before being sold to Spyker Cars towards the end of the 2006 season.
Rumours had been floating about in the paddock throughout the mid-season about the possible sale of the team, less than two years after Alex Shnaider originally bought it from Eddie Jordan. Reports suggested a price tag of $128m, and that Shnaider was seriously considering the possibility of the sale. Formula One teams had become more valuable, because no more teams could enter after 2008, with the maximum of 12 places already filled.
On 9 September 2006, it was revealed that the team was sold to Spyker Cars, a Dutch manufacturer of hand-built cars. Spyker paid $106.6 million for the team. On 10 September, ITV commentators said that both Shnaider and former consultant Johnny Herbert were no longer involved in the team since the announcement of the sale.
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