MF1 Racing

Full name	Midland F1 Racing
Base	Silverstone, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
Team principal	Colin Kolles
Technical director	James Key
Race drivers	18. Tiago Monteiro 19. Christijan Albers
Test drivers	39. Markus Winkelhock Roman Rusinov Giorgio Mondini Adrian Sutil Fabrizio del Monte Ernesto Viso
Chassis	Midland M16
Engine	Toyota RVX-06
Tyres	Bridgestone
Debut	2006 Bahrain Grand Prix
Races competed	15
Constructors' Championships	0
Drivers' Championships	0
Race victories	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
2005 position	9th (12 points) (as Jordan)

MF1 Racing (in full, Midland F1 Racing) is a Formula One constructor. The team is currently owned by Spyker Cars N.V. which purchased the team on September 9 from the Midland Group, whose director Alex Shnaider purchased it from Jordan Grand Prix in 2005. It is competing in the 2006 Formula One season with drivers Christijan Albers and Tiago Monteiro. The team will take on the name Spyker Midland F1 Racing in 2007. Image File history File links MF1_Racing_Logo. ... Silverstone Circuit is a racing circuit at Silverstone, England. ... Northamptonshire (abbreviated Northants or Nhants) is a landlocked county in central England with a population of 629,676 (2001 census). ... Doctor Colin Kolles is the Managing Director of the Midland F1 Racing Formula One team. ... Tiago Vagaroso da Costa Monteiro (pron. ... Christijan Albers (b. ... Markus Winkelhock (June 13, 1980) is a German auto racing driver and the son of the late Manfred Winkelhock and thus a nephew of Joachim Winkelhock. ... Roman Rusinov is a Russian auto racing driver born October 21, 1981 in Moscow. ... Giorgio Mondini (Born July 19, 1980) is an Automobile racing driver from Genova, Switzerland. ... Adrian Sutil (born January 11, 1983 in Starnberg, Germany) is a motor racing driver. ... Fabrizio del Monte (born December 5, 1980 in Latina, Italy) is an Italian racing driver. ... Ernesto Jose Viso is a race car driver born in Caracas, Venezuela on the 19th of March 1985. ... The 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix was a Formula One race, the first round of the World Championship, held on March 12, 2006 at the Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain. ... The Bahrain Grand Prix is a Formula One Championship race which first took place at the Bahrain International Circuit on April 4, 2004. ... The Formula One World Constructors Championship (WCC) is awarded by the FIA to the most successful Formula One constructor over a season, as determined by a points system based on Grand Prix results. ... The Formula One World Drivers Championship (WDC) is awarded by the Fédération Internationale de lAutomobile (FIA) to the most successful Formula One race car driver over a season, as determined by a points system based on Grand Prix results. ... 2005 Formula One season - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Formula One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The following is a list of constructors which have competed or plan to compete in the Formula One World Championship. ... Spyker Cars is the name of a Dutch hand built car company, not related to or controlled by the previous Spyker company that went bankrupt in 1929. ... September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... The Midland Group is an international trading and investment holding company. ... Alex Shnaider (b. ... Eddie Jordan, founder and owner of Jordan Grand Prix, greets the fans in Montreal in 1996 Jordan Grand Prix was a Formula One constructor that competed from 1991 to 2005. ... 2006 Formula One season - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Christijan Albers (b. ... Tiago Vagaroso da Costa Monteiro (pron. ...

2005 purchase of Jordan

Midland Group's interest in Formula One involvement began in 2005 when they confirmed their plans to have a team to race in place for the 2006 season.^[1] Although they were initially linked with creating a new unit or purchasing Jaguar, the group instead signed a deal to buy the Jordan team from Eddie Jordan prior to the 2005 Formula One season, for a sum of $60 million. As a result, the team would be a legal continuation of Jordan and not a new entity subject to Formula One's $48 million entry bond. It also allowed Midland to claim the television revenue generated by Jordan's placing in the constructors' championship (in which Jordan subsequently placed ninth). Download high resolution version (1029x600, 778 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jaguar Racing was a Formula One team that competed in the FIA Formula 1 World Championship from 2000 to 2004. ... Eddie Jordan Edmund Eddie Jordan (born March 30, 1948) is founder, owner, and team principal of Jordan Grand Prix, a Formula One constructor. ... 2005 Formula One season - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

The team retained Jordan's name for the 2005 season but struggled at the back of the grid with drivers Narain Karthikeyan and Tiago Monteiro. The highlights of the season were Monteiro's third-place finish at the US Grand Prix (in which most of the grid refused to race) and his lengthy streak of consecutive finishes underpinning the car's reliability. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan (born January 14, 1977, Chennai, India) is a Formula One driver. ... Tiago Vagaroso da Costa Monteiro (pron. ... The 2005 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on June 19, 2005 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. ...

Some media reports at this time began to speculate that Midland were unhappy with their purchase and looking to offload Jordan even before the team entered under its own name in 2006. Team principal Trevor Carlin quit the team after seven races, and chief engineer and designer Mark Smith before the end of the season. There were consistent reports that the team was linked with a buy-out by former Formula One driver Eddie Irvine. 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Trevor Carlin enjoys a history of success in International Formula Three racing spanning over ten years. ... Formula One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Eddie Irvine is a former Formula One racing driver. ...

2006 season

The name of the team was changed to MF1 Racing for the 2006 Formula One season. In the UK a joke has emerged regarding this shortform being written in the same way as economy furniture manufacturer MFI. Over the winter Russian driver Roman Rusinov tested a new car, the Midland M16 with a new livery (red, white and black to reflect Midland Group's corporate colours) and Toyota engines but Jordan used Ford . MotoGP motorcyclist Max Biaggi also had a test in the car at Silverstone in January.^[2] Dallara had originally been contracted to develop the M16, however the agreement was discontinued during the design process after a disappointing contribution from the Italian manufacturer. The senior management subsequently placed its faith in the incumbent design team, promoting former head of vehicle science James Key to the role of technical director towards the end of the 2005 season. Image File history File linksMetadata MidlandF1_M16_Giorgio_Mondini_April_2006. ... MFI Furniture Group plc, usually referred to simply as MFI, is a national British furniture retailer. ... Roman Rusinov is a Russian auto racing driver born October 21, 1981 in Moscow. ... Toyota redirects here. ... Grand Prix motorcycle racing refers to the premier categories of motorcycle road racing. ... Max Biaggi (born June 26, 1971 in Rome, Italy) is a former MotoGP racer who currently resides in Monaco. ... Silverstone Circuit is a racing circuit at Silverstone, England. ... Dallara was a Formula One constructor from 1988 through 1992. ...

Shnaider had been insistent that Midland intended to field Formula One's first Russian driver - although Russian drivers have tested in the past, mainly for the Minardi team, none have ever raced in a Grand Prix - but instead signed Dutchman Christijan Albers from Minardi,^[3] and retained Portuguese driver Tiago Monteiro. The team had previously failed in a bid to sign Takuma Sato.^[4] Minardi was an automobile racing team founded in 1979 by Giancarlo Minardi. ... Motto: Je Maintiendrai (Dutch: Ik zal handhaven, English: I Shall Uphold) Anthem: Wilhelmus van Nassouwe Capital Amsterdam1 Largest city Amsterdam Official language(s) Dutch2 Government Parliamentary democracy Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Beatrix  - Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende Independence Eighty Years War   - Declared July 26, 1581   - Recognised January 30, 1648 (by Spain... Christijan Albers (b. ... Takuma Sato (佐藤 琢磨 Satō Takuma), born January 28, 1977, is a Japanese Formula One automobile racing driver. ...

The team's third driver on race weekends will be Markus Winkelhock.^[5] Midland signed Nicky Pastorelli to be a test driver initially^[6] but the addition of Winkelhock seems to confirm reports that Pastorelli was struggling on his deal to bringing sponsorship money to the team. Giorgio Mondini, A1 Grand Prix drivers Adrian Sutil and Roman Rusinov, and ex-Champ Car driver Fabrizio del Monte have also joined the team as test drivers for 2006. Markus Winkelhock (June 13, 1980) is a German auto racing driver and the son of the late Manfred Winkelhock and thus a nephew of Joachim Winkelhock. ... Nicky Pastorelli was born on April 11th, 1983 in The Hague (NL) and currently resides in Rijswijk, The Netherlands. ... Giorgio Mondini (Born July 19, 1980) is an Automobile racing driver from Genova, Switzerland. ... A1 Grand Prix, often shortened to A1GP or simply A1, also known as the World Cup of Motorsport, is an international motor racing series, unique in the field of motorsport in that drivers compete for their country instead of a private team or constructor. ... Adrian Sutil (born January 11, 1983 in Starnberg, Germany) is a motor racing driver. ... Roman Rusinov is a Russian auto racing driver born October 21, 1981 in Moscow. ... Champ Car, a shortened form of Championship Car, has been the name for a class of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades. ... Fabrizio del Monte (born December 5, 1980 in Latina, Italy) is an Italian racing driver. ...

During the first two free practice sessions, team has used three test drivers so far:

• Winkelhock at Sakhir, Melbourne, Hockenheim and Hungaroring
• Mondini at Sepang, Imola, Barcelona, Monte Carlo, Silverstone, Montreal, Indianapolis, Istanbul and Monza
• Sutil at Nürburgring and Magny-Cours

As the 2006 season has gone on, the team have gone from running ahead of Super Aguri but behind everyone else to consistently competing with other midfield teams such as Red Bull Racing and Scuderia Toro Rosso. Much of this progress has been down to tyre development from Bridgestone coupled with significant improvements in aerodynamics and handling (overseen by Simon Phillips and Richard Frith respectively). The improved performance has seen the team begin to make it into the 2nd qualifying session consistently. Unfortunately this increased mid-season performance has not yet been realised in the results as the team have been involved in a number of first-lap accidents, notably at Monaco, Indianapolis and Montreal. Super Aguri F1 is a Formula One team which debuted in the 2006 season. ... Red Bull Racing is one of two (along with Scuderia Toro Rosso) Formula One teams owned by Austrian beverage company Red Bull. ... Scuderia Toro Rosso, (Red Bull Team in Italian) is a Formula One racing team (initially known as Squadra Toro Rosso - Team Red Bull, although this use of team is restricted to squads like football teams) owned by the drinks company Red Bull and former racer Gerhard Berger, which made its...

The team have gone from being around 4 seconds off the pace per lap in 2005 to around 2 seconds per lap in 2006.

Sale of the team

Rumours had been floating about in the paddock throughout the mid-season about the possible sale of the team, less than two years after 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, due to the fact that no more teams could enter after 2008, with the maximum of 12 places already filled.^[7]

On September 9, 2006, it was revealed that the team was sold to Spyker Cars.^[8] Spyker paid $106.6 million for the team. On September 10 ITV commentators said that Shnaider was no longer involved in the team since the announcement of the sale. Colin Kolles will remain as team principle. Michiel Mol is to become the new Director of F1 racing and member of the Spyker board and Mike Gascoyne will become the Chief Designer from the end of the current season. September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Spyker Cars is the name of a Dutch hand built car company, not related to or controlled by the previous Spyker company that went bankrupt in 1929. ... September 10 is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years). ... ITV (Independent Television) is the name given to the original network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. In England, Wales and southern Scotland, the channel has been rebranded to ITV1 by ITV plc, the owners of the... Doctor Colin Kolles is the Managing Director of the Midland F1 Racing Formula One team. ... Mike Gascoyne is Technical Director Chassis for the Toyota Formula One team Michael Gascoyne (born April 2, 1963) in Norwich, England, is currently Technical Director Chassis for the Toyota Formula One team. ...

References

External links

• MF1 Racing official website
• Midland F1 Officially Unofficial fan website
• Midlandia Photo of Midlandia megayacht at the Monaco GP