Buoyed by success in F3 and F3000, Jordan moved into F1 in 1991. An eventful debut season included a lawsuit, a revolving door of drivers, and some respectable results. The groundwork had been laid.

Jordan's performances peaked in the late 1990s, but the new decade brought increasing financial problems. The 2004 season was the last under the ownership of founder Eddie Jordan.

Still a Jordan by name and livery, but by 2005 the team had a new owner in the Midland Group.

The Jordan name finally disappeared from the sport in 2006 when the team was rebranded as Midland – until…

… late in the 2006 season, Midland sold the team to Spyker. Mid-season team name changes are not allowed, but a workaround was found by treating Spyker as the title sponsor. The team competed in the final four races as Spyker MF1 Racing.

Spyker's sole season was eventful: a driver change, failed crash tests for its B-spec car, and parent company restructuring that led to the team's sale to Vijay Mallya two races before the end of the year.

Mallya renamed the team Force India for 2008, and aside from adding a 'Sahara' to its moniker ahead of 2012, the team existed in a state of relative stability for the next several seasons – despite growing trouble behind the scenes.

Force India finally went into administration during the 2018 season, and was rescued by a consortium led by Lawrence Stroll. The team was re-entered as a new constructor in Belgium, and raced for the remainder of the season as Racing Point Force India.