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Spyker to discuss Albers' position next month

Spyker F1 director Michiel Mol has revealed the team will sit down and talk with Christijan Albers about his position within the team next month. Mol furthermore admitted it wouldn't be easy to keep F1 rookie Adrian Sutil.

Speaking in the team's magazine 'Spyker F1 Magazine' Mol said: "We don't have to beat around the bush, Adrian was usually faster than Christijan this year. Chris is struggling with the tuning (of the car). When he finds a good set-up, he immediately goes fast, that's true. Christijan has an aggressive driving style, and that doesn't work well with the current Bridgestone tyres. The new tyres, which are a lot slower than the race rubber from last year, are not suited to rough treatment."

Mol furthermore said: "Fact is, it's pretty remarkable that a rookie is often faster. Chris finds this a difficult situation, which is clear. It is a bit like the situation at McLaren where Hamilton is always faster than Alonso."

And thus the position of both Spyker drivers could be filled with someone else perhaps next season. "Various teams have shown interest in Adrian," Mol admitted. "And Chris? After a race or two we will sit down at the table with him. He wants to reach the top, but we won't get there by 2008. He is ready for teams like Williams or Toyota, but is that going to happen?" Mol wonders.

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