LONDON , England ( CNN ) -- Speculation has been rife about the future of the Spyker Formula 1 team for some time . First there were the financial struggles at Spyker Cars , the luxury automobile manufacturer that gave the team its name . Spyker Cars took out a $ 4 million loan to keep afloat , using the `` Spyker '' name as collateral . Even if Spyker Cars sells its entire stake in the team , FIA rules state that the team must retain the Spyker F1 name . Then there was the surprise sacking of the Dutch driver , Christijan Albers after he had failed to bring in promised sponsorship revenue . What was most surprising about this was that Albers was widely assumed to be the person who brought the Spyker name -- and money -- to the team . His father in law , Roel Koojiman , is a wealthy Dutch financier and Albers was close to Michiel Mol , the team 's owner . Last week Spyker Cars announced that it was to sell some or all of its stake in Spyker Formula 1 . Immediately Spyker Formula 1 responded with a press release intended to quash speculation that the team would not be able to finish the 2007 season . Speaking exclusively to CNN , team principal Collin Kolles hinted that a rescue deal is in place : `` Actually it 's too early to talk about it . The only thing I can say is that we will be racing in Formula 1 in the future . '' One potential problem is that FIA rules mean that a team can not change its name mid-season . In September 2006 , when Spyker bought the Midland F1 Racing team , it used the Spyker name as a headline sponsor : `` Spyker MF1 Racing '' . This year it was allowed to change the team 's name to `` Spyker Formula 1 '' but it may have to retain the Spyker name . `` That 's for sure , '' continues Kolles , `` you even can not change name more than once in five years without agreement from the other teams . It 's speculation , the name might change , but it might not -- even with different ownership . '' Midland F1 had only raced for eleven grands prix before Spyker 's takeover . In 2005 it had raced under the `` Jordan '' name after having bought the Jordan team the previous year . So the team has already had three names in as many years . Further complicating Spyker 's difficult year is its legal challenge against Scuderia Toro Rosso and Super Aguri . Spyker maintains that these teams are merely B-teams racing cars that are barely-disguised versions of the outgoing cars of their parent teams ( Red Bull Racing and Honda , respectively ) . Spyker 's contention is that , as an independent constructor , it has to pay for its own chassis development , its own wind-tunnel testing and so on . This situation is to deepen next year , when FIA regulations will allow new customer teams to join the grid . One of these is expected to be Prodrive , who many speculate will be driving McLaren MP4-22s ( this year 's McLaren F1 car ) in the 2008 season . Kolles believes these new teams -- along with Toro Rosso and Super Aguri -- should be treated differently to the genuine constructors ' teams . `` We have a clear line on this , '' says Kolles , `` first of all arbitration will continue . We made a verbal agreement after the British Grand Prix . We do n't have it in written form yet . Until we have agreement we believe customer cars can not be equally regarded as constructors ' cars . And that 's our position , and not only our position but the position of basically all the other teams . '' Looking to the future , Kolles is bullish and points to the team 's past success as Jordan : `` The team is still the fifth most successful team in the current Formula 1 era . It 's more successful than Toyota or Honda . We have shown -- as in Monte Carlo in the free practice -- if it 's raining we are competitive and the team works very well in moments where you have to make quick decisions . '' E-mail to a friend .
Spyker F1 chief Collin Kolles insists the team able to complete the season . The team can operate independently of financial woes at Spyker Cars . A source close to the situation told Motorsport.com that a deal has been agreed for McLaren and its engine partner Honda to continue their relationship with McLaren, which will see them supply engines in 2014 as