Ferrari goes Dutch: engine deal with Spyker-MF1
by Noah Joseph on Sep 30th 2006 at 7:44PM 
Spyker-MF1 has struck a deal with Maranello to use Ferrari engines for the 2007 Formula 1 season. The team formerly known as Midland and before that as Jordan was recently purchased by a consortium lead by Spyker, the quirky Dutch exotic carmaker. Autoblog previously speculated on the likelihood of such a deal, as an Emirates crown corporation owns a stake in both companies.
The announcement comes out of Shanghai, where the Chinese Grand Prix weekend is currently underway. The heads of the Spyker team met last week at Ferrari headquarters to strike a deal, but until Saturday, there was still a possibility that they would stick with Cosworth engines for next season.
Ferrari is also expected to provide engines for one of the two Red Bull teams (either Red Bull Racing or Scuderia Toro Rosso), leaving the other to possibly use Cosworth engines or the Northampton, England-based firm could be forced out of F1 without a team to supply.
[Source: GrandPrix.com]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
David 8:38PM (9/30/2006)
Red Bull signed an agreement with Renault, too. So they'll use Ferrari for one team and Renault for the other team next season. No more Cosworth.
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Andy 1:01AM (10/01/2006)
Just curious:
The latin incsription is: "No way is impassable for the persistent"
It has been a while since I did any latin, had to look up two of the words just to be sure. Can anyone confirm if my translation is correct?
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Theresa Patterson 12:23PM (10/29/2006)
As the grandmother of Kendall Hebert, I wish to respond to your questioning who put this girl behind the wheel? Kendall was very young but she was no rank amature. She was a very qualified and devoted driver with years of drag racing experience. She did not make the choice to drive this car without all of her family being involved in the decision, me included. I loved her with all of the passion that one could love another. She knew the risks but she also lived for the sport and wanted a future in it and in the end we all supported this choice. Kendall did not find school easy as she had a very specific learning disability. Evewn though she was an honour student, she had to work at this with extra zeal and she did not see University as a viable option. Kendall was driving before most kids could ride a bike. Her life was the track. If you ask anyone who knew her, they could tell you that she knew more about cars than most men. Please do not use the word greed or think about financial gains, that was never the motivator for her or for her family. We were simply allowing and supporting Kendall to follow her dreams. Do we all wish she had other dreams? You bet! Are we all as broken hearted as it is possible to be? Of course. We all miss her and we all mourn for the young woman we loved with all of our hearts. She would be the first one to tell you that she has no regrets. Kendall Hebert's Oma
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Sandy 8:22PM (10/09/2006)
As a female racer, and of the same mind set as Kendall, I can say that there is nothing one could say or do to deplete the desire to race. Especially, someone like her who had known only that. Yes it is painfully sorrowful and difficult to accept the fate of Kendall - being so young. Not just anybody can get into a "thrust powered" vehicle and take it a 1/4 mile. And as her Oma stated, she worked her way up to this point. The thing I don't understand is, how do parents stand by and watch their younger children race motocross, do flips on motor powered vehicles in the air, water ski stunts and ski down mountains that are untouched by man and suffer through avalanches and the list goes on. IF the child was forced to do any of these including drag racing I would find it difficult to feel for the greiving parents. But this girl, Kendall, exhibited poise, professionalism, knowledge and strong desire to succeed. Lets not pick on drag racing. You are so entitled to your opinion of the age age/speed factor of course and I don't knock anyones opinion. I just wanted to give a female racers perspective and take a stand for the drag racers. Drag racing isn't just a "show" and it takes a tremendous amount of concentration, team work, communication and understanding the tiniest details of your vehicle being raced. We train ourselves to tackle high speeds safely and have to deal with everyones safety at all times. The spectators of the drag racing event need to understand all of this, that we must understand all risks, this sport in antagonizingly technical from the build of the vehicle, to the rules, to the actual race itself ... Every race car undergoes vigerous safety inspection, and no one, not one person would ever dream of putting a loved one in an unfit vehicle at those speeds - especially without experience. ET increases with experience, expertise, over time. It is earned. I feel there are alot of ignorant spectators in this sport - ignorant that they haven't a clue what is involved and lack the compassion to drag racers in general.
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Jordynn 3:27PM (12/19/2006)
Many people have looked at Kendall's death as something that should have been prevented. Why was she behind that fast of a car at such a young age? My answer is because its what she loves doing. As her best friend, all I heard about were races and cars. Every weekend while many teenagers were partying and doing pointless things, she was out there living her dream. She did it every time she raced and would never consider giving it up. Kendall knew more about cars then our auto shop teacher, she would always tell me how he doesn't know anything and is always wrong. She had helped my sister start her car when it wasn't working. SHe loved doing things that related to cars. SHe would talk about them, fix them and even drive them. So in my heart, Kendall will always be a hero. She did what everyone wants to do. She had the courage to do what she believed in no matter what. I will always miss her and think of her.
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