Though their names might now be confined to Formula One history, there are several famous teams from the past who carry on in F1 with different owners under a different guise.
The Jordan team was sold by Eddie Jordan to the Midland Group in 2005 and became Midland F1 Racing. A year or so later the team was sold to Spyker Cars and became Spyker F1. Before the start of the 2008 season Vijay Mallya bought the team and gave it the name it retains to this day, Force India.
The current Mercedes GP team can trace their roots back to the legendary Tyrrell team. Ken Tyrrell sold his team to British American Tobacco at the end of 1998. Renamed British American Racing they continued until 2005 when Honda bought the team and they became known as Honda Racing F1. At the end of 2008 Honda decided to pull out of F1 and the team was bought out by team principal Ross Brawn. After a single season as Brawn GP, where they won both drivers and constructors championships, they were sold to Mercedes and took on their current identity.
Toleman, the perennial non qualifiers from their debut season in 1981, became Benetton in 1985. In 1994 and 1995 Benetton won the Drivers World Championship with Michael Schumacher. Shortly after the turn of the Millennium they were bought out by Renault and again won a pair of back to back championships, with Fernando Alonso, in 2005/6. With the involvement of Lotus Cars, the team has become known as Lotus Renault GP in 2011.
In the 80's there were many teams who came, hung around at the back of the grid for a couple of seasons and then disappeared.Most people probably regarded Minardi amongst these teams when they appeared in 1985. In 2001 Paul Stoddart purchased the team and renamed it European Minardi. Red Bull purchased the team and for 2006 they became Scuderia Torro Rosso, principally a junior Red Bull team but retaining a little bit of the Italian heritage. At the 2008 Italian GP Sebastian Vettel gave Torro Rosso it's first, and so far only, victory.
1997 was the maiden season of Stewart Grand Prix. They continued until 1999, managing a victory that year at the Nurburgring. After that season they were bought out by Ford who entered them as Jaguars for 2000. After several fruitless seasons Ford sold the team on to Red Bull and since 2005 they have been known as Red Bull Racing.
Sauber should also get an honorary mention as they were originally Sauber, they became BMW and are now back as Sauber.
The Jordan team was sold by Eddie Jordan to the Midland Group in 2005 and became Midland F1 Racing. A year or so later the team was sold to Spyker Cars and became Spyker F1. Before the start of the 2008 season Vijay Mallya bought the team and gave it the name it retains to this day, Force India.
The current Mercedes GP team can trace their roots back to the legendary Tyrrell team. Ken Tyrrell sold his team to British American Tobacco at the end of 1998. Renamed British American Racing they continued until 2005 when Honda bought the team and they became known as Honda Racing F1. At the end of 2008 Honda decided to pull out of F1 and the team was bought out by team principal Ross Brawn. After a single season as Brawn GP, where they won both drivers and constructors championships, they were sold to Mercedes and took on their current identity.
Toleman, the perennial non qualifiers from their debut season in 1981, became Benetton in 1985. In 1994 and 1995 Benetton won the Drivers World Championship with Michael Schumacher. Shortly after the turn of the Millennium they were bought out by Renault and again won a pair of back to back championships, with Fernando Alonso, in 2005/6. With the involvement of Lotus Cars, the team has become known as Lotus Renault GP in 2011.
In the 80's there were many teams who came, hung around at the back of the grid for a couple of seasons and then disappeared.Most people probably regarded Minardi amongst these teams when they appeared in 1985. In 2001 Paul Stoddart purchased the team and renamed it European Minardi. Red Bull purchased the team and for 2006 they became Scuderia Torro Rosso, principally a junior Red Bull team but retaining a little bit of the Italian heritage. At the 2008 Italian GP Sebastian Vettel gave Torro Rosso it's first, and so far only, victory.
1997 was the maiden season of Stewart Grand Prix. They continued until 1999, managing a victory that year at the Nurburgring. After that season they were bought out by Ford who entered them as Jaguars for 2000. After several fruitless seasons Ford sold the team on to Red Bull and since 2005 they have been known as Red Bull Racing.
Sauber should also get an honorary mention as they were originally Sauber, they became BMW and are now back as Sauber.
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