Spyker F1
The Spyker F1 Team was a Formula One team owned by Spyker, a Dutch car brand. It existed only in 2007. The team was bought from Midland in 2006 and was sold to become Force India later on in 2007.[1] [2]
Full name | Spyker F1 Team |
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Base | Silverstone, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom |
Noted drivers | Adrian Sutil Christijan Albers Markus Winkelhock Sakon Yamamoto |
Formula One World Championship career | |
Engines | Ferrari |
Debut | 2007 Australian Grand Prix |
Races competed | 17 |
Race victories | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Points | 1 (2007 Japanese Grand Prix) |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Final race | 2007 Brazilian Grand Prix |
History
change2006
changeIn 2006, during the 2006 Formula One season, it was announced that Spyker had bought the struggling Midland F1 team. Every race that was left would be raced under the Spyker name and the livery would be changed to orange, because that's the national colour of the Netherlands. [3][4]
2007
changeIn the 2007 season, the team was fully in the hands of Spyker. However, to the public, the team did not perform better than Midland. It was known as a backmarker, a team that almost always finds itself at the back of the grid.
Firing of Albers
changeOn the tenth of July it was announced that the only Dutch driver with Spyker, Christijan Albers, would be fired because his sponsors failed to pay the Spyker F1 team.[3] He would be replaced by Winkelhock and, later on, Yamamoto.
2007 European Grand Prix
changeDuring the 2007 European Grand Prix, held at the Nürburgring, Markus WInkelhock found himself leading the field in his only race for Spyker and in F1. This was because he was the only driver to make a pitstop before the race started. It was a rainy day and the team decided on wet tyres, as they work better in the rain than other compounds. This move put him in last, but many people in front of him either spun off or decided to get wet tyres for themselves. Suddenly, after passing the man in front, he was leading the race. At the height of his triumphant drive, he was 33 seconds in front of the driver in second. However, this wouldn't last long. Because of a series of crashes caused by the rain, the race was red-flagged. After the race restart, he was quickly overtaken by the faster cars behind him. He later on retired because of a hydraulics issue.[5]
Spyker F1 Sold
changeAt the end of 2007, Spyker F1 was sold to an Indian holding company called Orange India Holdings. This was officially the end for Spyker in Formula One. The team turned into Force India for the start of 2008.[2]
Formula One Results
change2007
changeYear | Chassis | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Points | WCC |
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2007 | F8-VII F8-VIIB |
Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | B | AUS | MAL | BHR | ESP | MON | CAN | USA | FRA | GBR | EUR | HUN | TUR | ITA | BEL | JPN | CHN | BRA | 1 | 10th | |
Adrian Sutil | 17 | Ret | 15 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 17 | Ret | Ret | 17 | 21† | 19 | 14 | 8 | Ret | Ret | ||||||
Christijan Albers | Ret | Ret | 14 | 14 | 19† | Ret | 15 | Ret | 15 | ||||||||||||||
Markus Winkelhock | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sakon Yamamoto | Ret | 20 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 17 | Ret | ||||||||||||||||
References
change- ↑ "Teams from the past: The Dutch Spyker F1 Team". www.gpblog.com. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Spyker completes sale of F1 team". Reuters. 2007-10-05. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Special: De opkomst en ondergang van Spyker F1". nl.motorsport.com (in Dutch). 2021-02-05. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ↑ "Latest Formula 1 Breaking News - Grandprix.com". www.grandprix.com. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ↑ "F1-legends: De knotsgekke Grand Prix op de Nürburgring". nl.motorsport.com (in Dutch). 2018-07-22. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ↑ "Etihad Aldar Spyer F1 Team Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ↑ "All championship race entries from Spyker". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 15 May 2022.