sentences:  Rumours had been floating about in the paddock throughout the mid-season about the possible sale of the team, less than two years after Alex Shnaider originally bought it from Eddie Jordan.Reports suggested a price tag of $128m, and that Shnaider was seriously considering the possibility of the sale.Formula One teams had become more valuable, because no more teams could enter after 2008, with the maximum of 12 places already filled.