Spyker F1

Spyker
Full nameSpyker F1 Team
BaseSilverstone, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
Team principal(s)Colin Kolles
Technical directorJames Key
Noted driversGermany Adrian Sutil
Netherlands Christijan Albers
Germany Markus Winkelhock
Japan Sakon Yamamoto
Previous nameMidland F1 Racing
Next nameForce India F1 Team
Formula One World Championship career
First entry2007 Australian Grand Prix
Races entered17
EnginesFerrari
Constructors'
Championships
0
Drivers'
Championships
0
Race victories0
Points1
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
Final entry2007 Brazilian Grand Prix

The Spyker F1 Team, known as the Etihad Aldar Spyker F1 Team for sponsorship reasons, was a Formula One team that competed in the 2007 Formula One World Championship with a Dutch licence.[1] It 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, grey 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 to Vijay Mallya and renamed Force India.[2]

Spyker F1 Team was only the second Formula One constructor to represent the Netherlands after Boro Racing that competed in the 1976 and 1977 seasons.

  1. ^ "Spyker". StatsF1. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
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