Midland eyes Gascoyne

UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today. Mike Gascoyne has been confirmed at the new Spyker MF1 Racing team, effective at the end of the current season. Gascoyne will take up his new role at the Silverstone based squad on the first of November this year and he is delighted to be back in the pinnacle of Motorsports.

"I have only recently met Victor Muller and Michiel Mol and they impressed me enormously with their commitment to Formula One and performance program," said Gascoyne. “Naturally I am delighted to come back to Formula One to a wonderfully challenging opportunity. I know and respect many of the people at Silverstone from my time there previously and I am confident that we will be able to deliver results."

09/08/06 Former Toyota technical director Mike Gascoyne is close to agreeing terms to return to Formula One with the Midland team, autosport.com reports.

Gascoyne left Toyota after this year's Australian Grand Prix and has been on gardening leave since then but, with his contractual commitments to Toyota due to finish at the end of October, autosport.com hears that he is now seriously considering making a pledge to Midland.