Jul.2 (GMM) Spyker's Christijan Albers was fined (US) $6,800 by French GP stewards after he sped out of the Magny Cours pitlane on Sunday with a huge fuel line still attached to his F1 racer.
Not only was the sport's governing body unamused -- widely circulated European newspapers including The Sun and Bild-Zeitung ridiculed the Dutchman for making the dangerous error of dropping the clutch while his 'lollipop' was still firmly down.
"I think the most important thing is that the guys were ok and nobody was hurt in the accident," Albers said, also admitting the blame.
Bild headlined: "Christijan Albers -- the idiot from Holland", while Britain's The Sun called the affair a "calamity cock-up" that could have "seriously inured his pit crew".
The Daily Telegraph referred to the 28-year-old as the "woeful Christijan Albers".
Written: Tue, 03 Jul 2007 07:20:00
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