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Albers hits out at Doornbos

Since Robert Doornbos joined his compatriot Christijan Albers at Minardi the two have had an uneasy relationship. Albers and Doornbos aren't the best of friends and Albers claims that the atmosphere at Minardi declined when Doornbos replaced Patrick Friesacher.

"Doornbos is being hyped by the Dutch press as if he's a huge talent. But I keep beating him, so what does that make me? Superman?" Albers told the Dutch press. "The most important part of driving for a team is improving the car and he hasn't done that at all - actually he hasn't made one improvement at Minardi since he joined us. F1 is all about improving the car. Not about telling everyone how much you enjoyed the GP weekend over and over again. Robert isn't a bad driver, but he just doesn't help the team to go forward." 


"Patrick (Friesacher) helped the team go forward," Albers added. "With him we kept improving the car and since Doornbos joined we didn't develop the car that quickly any more."

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