I te 24 o Hanuere 2006, i whakapumautia a Winkelhock hei whakamatautau me te taraiwa rahui mo te roopu Midland F1 (i mua ko Jordan Grand Prix) mo te wa o te Formula One. I uru ia ki ngā whakamātautau o te Paraire mō te kapa i te Bahrain, Ahitereiria, Tiamana
me te Whakataetae Nui o Hungary.