down and Albers was given his position in the team by the consortium. He ran the team on a day-to-day basis until Caterham collapsed following the 2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Return to DTM Christijan Albers returned to the DTM-series in December 2007 as the Dutchman was invited by the Audi-team of Futurecom TME for a week of testing in Jerez de la Frontera. He tested for this team again on the Mugello Circuit in early March. Christijan Albers was confirmed as a race driver for the Futurecom TME race team for 2008. He raced alongside Katherine Legge in a 2006 Specification Audi A4 DTM. Albers is the Netherlands's most successful driver in the DTM series, finishing as runner-up in the 2003 championship. Sportscar racing It was announced on 9 October 2008 that Albers would be racing with Audi Sport North America in the American Le Mans Series. He piloted the #1 R10 TDI, partnered with Emanuele Pirro at Laguna Seca, the ALMS final round. This was another step by Audi to bring youth to their Le Mans programs, following Marcel Fässler's two races in the R10. He finished this race in second place behind the #2 car from the same team. He moved into the Le Mans Series for the 2009 season, moving to the customer Audi team, run by Colin Kolles. Helmet design Albers' helmet design consists of an orange helmet with multiple black dots over it. He later changed it to the same design, but with inverted colors. Career as TV analyst In 2021, it was announced that Albers would be part of the permanent team of Formula One analysts for the new Dutch sports broadcaster Viaplay from 2022 onwards. At the Dutch TV channel, Albers is accompanied by other analysts such as former Formula One driver Giedo van der Garde as well as Tom Coronel and former GP2 driver and current WEC driver Ho-Pin Tung. Racing record Career summary Complete International Formula 3000 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Complete DTM results (key) † — Retired, but was classified as he completed 90% of the winner's race distance. Complete Formula One results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) † Did not finish the race, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance. Complete American Le