Albers future f1 champion?

[HUPBAR]

Hi am following CA the last few races and I realy do think he is a tallented f1driver.
He is finishing most of the times and is very good in qualifing,
If they give hime the change to drive a good car he can be as fast has Kimi and Alonso.

[Hip Priest]

He has certainly done well, but i can't see him being as fast as Kimi Raikonnen or Fernando Alonso.

[Mike_Wooshy]

He is a very good driver, after watching him in the DTM last year and the year before he can be blindingly fast !!! But i can see him being as fast as Kimi or Alonso.

[Fiorentina 1]

He has impressed me as well. If given a chance in a Sauber or BAR, let's see what he can do.

[Kicking-back]

He's not world champion material.

[Xpunk75]

Not Yet, Not Even Close. I can name a number of drivers not in F1 who are more talented then he is. Such as Paul Tracey, Bourdias, Bruno Janqueira, and Justin Wilson. I also feel that their a couple of IRL drivers who could do a better job then he can.


On the other hand I have been impressed with him at times and I do believe that he has a future in f1 unlike Kartikyen, Frisacker, and perhaps even monterio. I remember in the start of the year the Speed Channel announcers kinda wrote him off, but he really has done everything he can do to prove himself in that Minardi thats four seconds off the pace of the leader.

[luke]

Albers is a good driver, I rate Paffett higher who hopefully one day will get a drive in F1....

[Mike_Wooshy]

Now Paffet there is a driver who could IS championship material !!!

[BSchneiderFan]

To Albers' credit, he was a championship contender in the DTM and won the German F3 title (although his stint in F3000 was unremarkable).

[jet]

No he's not he has done a very good job so far and i hope he will have a better team/car next year.

[luke]

I doubt this could happen but both Albers and Paffett at Sauber would be interesting........

[312T4]

Champions are different and you can most of the time reckon them immediatly once in F1.
Albers is good, but not talented as much as to be a champion.

[FPV GTHO]

I'd like to see him in a more competitive team and qualify on a 2 stop strategy in the Minardi first before i pass ultimate judgement, but he seems to be doing really well, staying out of alot of trouble so hopefully he gets noticed for next year at the very least.

[Gerben24]

He is definitely rookie of the year so far. He has matured a lot as well and I'm very impressed with his racepace.

[BootsOntheSide]

His stint in F3000 was remarkable - remarkably awful. No points all season when Webber finished 3rd in the series as team-mate (himself a rookie, although with sportscar experience). I don't think any of this year's rookies are potential champions, otehr than maybe Liuzzi who is yet to shine in F1 cars. Albers has greatly exceeded my expectations, largely kepeing out of trouble and generally having the edge on Friesacher, with a very good solid race pace, but he hasn't made the same impact as Alonso or Webber did with Minardi. The car may eb further off the pace than at those times, but the gaps off the front from Friesacher were similar to those recorded by Marques and Yoong, so who knows?

[Gerben24]

Originally Posted by BootsOntheSide

...with a very good solid race pace, but he hasn't made the same impact as Alonso or Webber did with Minardi.

To be honest, I can't really remember what Alonso did in the Minardi. Did he score any points? Was Webber really so impressive in the Minardi? He was kind of lucky in Melbourne, with all those retirements... He didn't do anything else that season and everybody knows it's not that difficult to overshadow Alex Yoong in F1. I'm not saying he was crap, because he did do a good job, but I rate Albers current performance just as high as Webbers in 2002.

[Mekola]

Originally Posted by BootsOntheSide

Albers has greatly exceeded my expectations, largely kepeing out of trouble and generally having the edge on Friesacher, with a very good solid race pace, but he hasn't made the same impact as Alonso or Webber did with Minardi.

Yes, but with Alonso and Webber was different, like it was with Trulli, because Briatore watched out them looking for their progresses at Minardi. But I wonder the following: if Heikki Kovalainen, or José MarÃ*a López (RDD drivers) joins Faenza team in 2006, will Flavio do the same as he did in these previous cases?

Nonetheless, I remark that Albers is doing well and I expect he could stay in F1 for next year.

[joe rossi]

Originally Posted by HUPBAR

Hi am following CA the last few races and I realy do think he is a tallented f1driver.
He is finishing most of the times and is very good in qualifing,
If they give hime the change to drive a good car he can be as fast has Kimi and Alonso.

Are you Dutch? What have you been smoking????

[runshaw]

To be honest, I can't really remember what Alonso did in the Minardi. Did he score any points? Was Webber really so impressive in the Minardi? He was kind of lucky in Melbourne, with all those retirements... He didn't do anything else that season and everybody knows it's not that difficult to overshadow Alex Yoong in F1.

Gerben24- No Alonso didn't score any points but that doesn't matter- He thrashed a vastly more experienced team-mate even though he was only 19 and the 3rd youngest driver in F1. His best ever race was at Suzuka where he claimed 11th place from 16 finishers.

And yes, Webber really was impressive in the Minardi. Ok, there was many retirements in Melbourne, but Webber wasn't one of the 7 drivers who crashed at the first corner, and he qualified 18th from 22 runners, ahead of both Jaguars. And you say he didn't do anything else that season, yet he did! He came home 11th at Monaco, and finished 8th at Magny-Cours, UNLAPPED!! But you are right about one thing, everybody does know it's not difficult to overshwadow Alex Yoong in F1.

[Bleu]

I don't think he is never world championship material, and would be lucky to even win some races. At best a career like for example Olivier Panis had.

[Gerben24]

He'll at least win Monaco then...

[Knowlesy]

Albers has great potential, he's very good. I doubt he's champion stuff, but he could cut himself a nice tidy career if he manages to get a competitive ride.

[Raven]

Albers and Friesacher were pretty evenly matched in my book. Albers getting the nod but only by the slightest of margins.

[KevinS]

Originally Posted by Raven

Albers and Friesacher were pretty evenly matched in my book. Albers getting the nod but only by the slightest of margins.

In Q it was closer than in the races. I believe that in Frieschers last two races he was 40+ seconds behind on Albers.

But championship material? I don't think so. He may score some wins if he ever makes it to the big teams... IF.
At least he has learned a valuable lesson from watching Verstappen's career: No decent team is going to hire a whiner.

[Dutton]

Webber showed clear potential at Minardi, in much the same way Trulli and Fisichella did in their days with the team.

It did not take me long to see what I thought was a special ability in Alonso at Minardi. So, when he got his drive at Renault, I was fully expecting him to do a top-drawer job. Which he has.

As for Albers.....I don't think he would be able to make it to championship level. He is certainly a decent driver, as others have mentioned, but not THAT good IMHO.

But that is all it can ever be, an opinion on a rather limited foundation.