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By the Stig! 
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Albers sacked! Immediate replacement!
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Another clone!
Burlap Sack
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Damn it, you had my hopes up.
POWERRR!!
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Red_Bull
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Good call BAB! Wouldn't it be great if Spyker never identified the driver and instead had The Stig? Imagine the PR!!
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Albers hits out at 'unfair' sacking
Christijan Albers believes Spyker's decision to drop him mid-season was unjustified.
The Dutchman lost his drive earlier this week after Spyker announced that one of his personal sponsors had defaulted.
But while Albers acknowledged that there had been difficulty with a backer, he believed the situation had long been resolved and that his position was under no threat.
"The problems with this particular sponsor already occurred in December 2006 and January this year," Albers said.
"However, the contract with this sponsor was agreed between the sponsor and the team directly without my intervention.
"Before as well as during the season several sponsors have been introduced to the Spyker F1 team based on my name and relationship with the team.
"Regardless of the problems with the heretofore mentioned sponsor the team directors had already given me verbal and written guarantees that I would finish the season in January this year.
"Therefore the team?s decision to terminate the co-operation with me came as an unpleasant surprise to me.
"It is very unfair and I very much regret that this unexpected decision will prohibit me from driving in the new Spyker B car, especially since I have put much effort and time into its development with the help of the team staff and technicians."
Albers vowed to seek answers from Spyker.
"I also regret that we have not been able to talk with the Spyker F1 team until now concerning the termination," he said.
"I hope and expect that Spyker will explain all of this in a meeting will take place in the near future."
There had been speculation that Albers' future at Spyker was in doubt from early this year, as he struggled to match new team-mate Adrian Sutil and made a number of errors.
He remains determined to get back on the Formula 1 grid.
"I can promise everybody, in particular my sponsors and my fans, that I will do everything within my power to return to the ultimate stage as soon as possible," Albers said.
Honda reserve driver Christian Klien is testing for Spyker at Spa today and is thought to be the leading candidate for Albers' former drive.
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I don't think it's an unfair sacking. I think he got what he deserved. How many other drivers in the field take off from the pits with their fuel rig still attached??
Christijan Albers believes Spyker's decision to drop him mid-season was unjustified.
The Dutchman lost his drive earlier this week after Spyker announced that one of his personal sponsors had defaulted.
But while Albers acknowledged that there had been difficulty with a backer, he believed the situation had long been resolved and that his position was under no threat.
"The problems with this particular sponsor already occurred in December 2006 and January this year," Albers said.
"However, the contract with this sponsor was agreed between the sponsor and the team directly without my intervention.
"Before as well as during the season several sponsors have been introduced to the Spyker F1 team based on my name and relationship with the team.
"Regardless of the problems with the heretofore mentioned sponsor the team directors had already given me verbal and written guarantees that I would finish the season in January this year.
"Therefore the team?s decision to terminate the co-operation with me came as an unpleasant surprise to me.
"It is very unfair and I very much regret that this unexpected decision will prohibit me from driving in the new Spyker B car, especially since I have put much effort and time into its development with the help of the team staff and technicians."
Albers vowed to seek answers from Spyker.
"I also regret that we have not been able to talk with the Spyker F1 team until now concerning the termination," he said.
"I hope and expect that Spyker will explain all of this in a meeting will take place in the near future."
There had been speculation that Albers' future at Spyker was in doubt from early this year, as he struggled to match new team-mate Adrian Sutil and made a number of errors.
He remains determined to get back on the Formula 1 grid.
"I can promise everybody, in particular my sponsors and my fans, that I will do everything within my power to return to the ultimate stage as soon as possible," Albers said.
Honda reserve driver Christian Klien is testing for Spyker at Spa today and is thought to be the leading candidate for Albers' former drive.
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I don't think it's an unfair sacking. I think he got what he deserved. How many other drivers in the field take off from the pits with their fuel rig still attached??
