Midland Group

== History ==
In October 2004, the Midland Group announced its intention to enter Formula One motor racing in 2006, with plans to use a car built by the Italian manufacturer Dallara In January 2005 the group changed plans by purchasing the Jordan team. They kept the yellow-liveried EJ15 cars and declared 2005 to be a year of learning. Under the name Midland, the team made its debut with a brand-new car and livery at the start of the 2006 Formula One season. With this team, Shnaider declared his intention to bring the first Russian driver into the sport, a feat not achieved until Vitaly Petrov's entrance into F1 with Renault, three years after Schnaider sold the team. On 9 September 2006, the team was sold to Spyker Cars for $106.6 million.
In 2007, the team competed as Spyker, and in 2008 was sold to Indian businessman Vijay Mallya and was renamed Force India.
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