Christijan Albers resigns from Caterham 'for private reasons'

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  • Author, Andrew Benson
  • Role, Chief F1 writer

Christijan Abers has resigned as Caterham's chief executive officer.

The Dutch former F1 driver was installed after the team was bought by a Swiss-Middle Eastern consortium in July from Tony Fernandes.

Albers said he had "resigned for private reasons and to spend more time with my family".

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Image caption, Caterham have been last in the Constructors' standings for two seasons and have not scored a point in F1

He has been replaced by his former assistant, Italian Manfredo Ravetto. The team's "adviser" Colin Kolles, their de facto boss, remains in place.

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