Stewards hand 'woeful' Albers $6,800 fine

[The Stig]

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 c*ck-up" that could have "seriously inured his pit crew".

[Dare]

Funny during Sundays race Speed announcers
said Spyker drivers were told to stop wrecking
the cars.Apparently they were'nt listening

Another thought anyone find the Renault radio
transmission during the race funny.Fisi's race
engineer is always saying drive faster as if it's that easy

[The Stig]

dare,tune that radio in.....Stig

[Ian]

Not much of a fine is it, considering he could have killed someone.

[Chameleon]

Not much of a fine is it, considering he could have killed someone.

Could bankrupt Spyker, however.