Kuali Baba SG Christijan Albers has been dropped by Spyker as one of his sponsors hasn't been paying up. The team stress that it's not related to his on-track performances, even though he has been outclassed by teammate Adrian Sutil. A replacement has not been named yet. http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=40011 Ahh the perils of being a pay-driver...good riddance, time to bring along a fresh face who deserves a seat!
Kuali Baba SG Honda test driver Christian Klien and the Indian bot Narain Karthikeyan are among those being considered for the empty seat.
Kuali Baba SG Markus Winkelhock has been named as the team’s interim replacement for Albers. They are still looking for a permanent replacement.
Kuali Baba SG Instead of getting paid a salary by the team, a bunch of sponsors pays for your seat, and they will apear on the team car and merchandise. Usually practised by the teams with smaller budgets.
Kuali Baba SG Sakon Yamamoto returns to Formula 1 with Spyker! http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=40176