Spyker Cars

== History ==
On September 9, 2006, Spyker Cars bought Midland, a Formula One team from Canadian businessman Alex Shnaider. Spyker paid US$106.6 million for the team. As part of the purchase of Midland by Spyker, the cars had a revised livery for the final three races of 2006. The name of the team also changed to Spyker MF1 Racing, as FIA regulations preclude a change of a team's name during a season but do allow for a sponsor name to be added to the front.
On August 14, 2007, Spyker Cars announced that it would have to sell all or part of the team due to a potential split of the team from its parent company.
On September 3, 2007, Indian billionaire Vijay Mallya and Dutch entrepreneur Michiel Mol, stated the Spyker board had accepted their offer and became the new owners of the Spyker. Mallya attended the Chinese Grand Prix as a team owner. The team was renamed Force India for the 2008 season.
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