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Should Albers have joined earlier?

forzaminardi
in ForzaMinardi.com Forum
Last year he refused an F1 offer because he wanted to concentrate on his DTM career
2003 DTM Mercedes, Team HWA (4 wins, at Adria, Nürburgring, Norisring, Zandvoort), runner-up DTM, scored the most victories
2004 DTM Mercedes, Team DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes (1 win, 6 podium finishes), 3rd place overall
It seems to me that wasn't a smart choice...

Comments

  • Clown
    Should Albers have joined earlier?
    The FM.com forum? ;)

    He made the right choice. Any ride he would of got in 2004 would of been a boat.
    Come on, Jordan - sucked, Minardi - sucked, Jag - sucked, everyone else - "fuck off Chris"
    The 2005 Minardi on the other hand is starting to look really exciting (this is our year.... ;))
  • Jello_Biafra
    Not to make excuses but I understand that Mercedes put more behind Paffet than Albers...
  • Biker
    Goedemiddag !

    I'm new here.............

    Although I visited this site/forum many times before, this feels as the right time to step in as a MEMBER. I am not (yet) a big Albers-fan, but as a Dutchman I'm glad he'll be on the starting grid in Melbourne.

    About Albers not joining F1 last year: I.m.h.o. he hoped to find a better (no offense ;) )team than for instance Minardi as a future DTM-champion in 2004.

    Which he failed to be...... :rolleyes:

    Now he's in a hurry to make his F1-dream come true and can be less choosey. His place with the Mercedes DTM-team next season isn't that secure as he would hope.

    As we say in Holland : "better one bird in the hand than ten in the sky"
  • Clown
    "better one bird in the hand than ten in the sky"
    :hehe:
  • MCSF
    Not if you have a semi auto shotgun like a Franchi Spas.
  • Steve
    if he would have joined this year he would have been anounced as returning to DTM today ;)
  • Minardus
    Welcome to the club Biker !!!!

    Steve, is that you V-fan !?!??!?! :)
  • Petroltorque
    Biker, I hope you're not gonna be one of those Dutch twats who believes the dutch driver is God. We had enough of that shit with the Verstappen fans...Welcome BTW!
  • Homer
    Welcome Biker :D
    "better one bird in the hand than ten in the sky"
    Almost like in Germany... better a sparrow in a hand than a dove on the roof.
  • MCSF
    You ferign devils sure do have problems with birds. Poison, traps , shotguns...there are multiple solutions for problems of this sort.

    BTW - welcome Biker and welcome back v fan.
  • minardirule
    Welcome one and all!

    In the UK we prefer shotguns for birds quig, when were're not fox hunting;)
  • Neil_s
    It seems we are going to have some good times with more friends on this site from Netherlands! I am positive about Christian, and yes, I think he joined Minardi in the right time.
    Interesting thing you already replaced Bruni at the header already with Christian.
    RJ, YOU are FAST!;)

  • forzaminardi
    thank you neil, doing what I can

    welcome to our little club, biker!

    Petrol behave, he didn't say anything yet...
  • salvo
    Benvenuto Biker, welcome aboard.

    image

    Too nice not to post it.
  • Lease
    yeah, yeah, yeah. As they say at KLM, WELCOM OMBORD or something like that.

    As the hoard arrives, this greeting may be considered retrospective, retroactive, prospective, and of course proactive.

    The only rule is that you must be manic and paaionate to the point of stupidity, and of course you must have a traditional Dutch name, like Hoodatfarten, or Verdego, or Alberbark.
  • Clown
    This anti-Albers, pro-TDW shit is gonna get real old, real fast - imho.




    [Edited on 24/12/2004 by Clown]
  • oznomad
    It already is............. :mad:
  • MCSF
    TDW is UNEMPLOYED people - and it is his own damn fault.


  • Neil_s
    I am worried that Minardi changes the driver/drivers every year.

    It gives new blood but lacks continuity.

    Nobody changes drivers in the same rate as we do.

    Probably this has nothing to do with the team per se but with the drivers themselves, those who are lucky leave with another team, the others leave F1 entirely... also the seats are tied to sponsors and money.
  • forzaminardi
    why? albers has been a team member since 2001 and the second driver could still be zsolt
  • Homer
    albers has been a team member since 2001
    He's almost a new Pierluigi Martini ;)
  • minardirule
    [quote] albers has been a team member since 2001
    He's almost a new Pierluigi Martini ;) [/quote]

    Lets not get too carried away, I'm still waiting for a new 'Sandro after Gimmi let me down:(
  • Neil_s
    there will be no one else like PLM!
  • Jello_Biafra
    Amen to that!
  • Homer
    Please pay attention the the little world "almost" and the smiley. Thanks ;)
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