A former F1 driver is returning to the sport — as a team boss.<\/p>\n
Earlier, we reported that Colin Kolles, the former Force India and HRT chief, is set to replace the Renault-bound Cyril Abiteboul at Caterham as the struggling backmarker team changes hands.<\/p>\n
But Germany’s Sport Bild on Wednesday reports that an interesting character is coming with Kolles — former Minardi driver and Dutchman Christijan Albers.<\/p>\n
Albers, now 35, raced under Kolles’ leadership at the pre-Force India team guises of Midland and Spyker.<\/p>\n
Albers has also driven for Kolles in DTM and, most recently, in sports cars.<\/p>\n
But he is not making an F1 driving comeback.\u00a0 Correspondent Bianca Garloff claims Albers will in fact be a boss of the Caterham team.<\/p>\n
The Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf has the same story on Wednesday, claiming Albers will be Caterham’s F1 chief executive.<\/p>\n
It will be announced, the report said, in the “coming days”, with Albers having already visited Caterham’s Leafield factory on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Caterham has not commented.<\/p>\n
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