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Ferrari to supply three?

News from the Spyker MF1 team is that they have signed a one year engine deal with Ferrari.

The team is hoping that the new power unit's will move them up the grid next year. However there is nothing really wrong with the Toyota lumps they are currently running.

The teams CEO Victor Muller said: "To reach agreement with the number one name in the Formula One world for over 50 years is a milestone in the history of our company.

I am convinced that the co-operation of Spyker MF1 Team with Ferrari and its dedicated staff will bear fruit for the 2007 season.

Mike Gascoyne`s input as Chief Technology Officer, effective November 1, 2006, leads me to believe that Spyker will become a serious contender in the F1 seasons to come."

The Mike Gascoyne comment is perhaps more relevant at moving the team up the grid than the Ferrari engine deal. With some luck Mike may get back into his rhythm with the Silverstone based squad and give the team some pace from the chassis and aero departments.

The news does have other repercussions though. Ferrari seem to be supplying themselves and two other teams next year, even if it is rumored that Red Bull are trying to get out of there supply deal a year early (they have signed on for Renault power, and would like to use it in the RBR car, and not the STR one).

It also means that the Cosworth Engine may not see use next year. This would be a bad thing, as in one form or another they have been in the sports for a very long time.

Let's hope that the Red Bull / Toro Rosso teams get out of the Ferrari deal, and use or buy the Cosworth engine or company, it's not like it would be a surprise.