Following two successful seasons in DTM, Christijan Albers made his debut in the 2005 Australian Grand Prix for Minardi. Aside from a 5th point finish in the 6-car 2005 United States Grand Prix though, Albers's career was largely unsuccessful. He was released by Spyker after driving 46 races following the 2007 British Grand Prix. In July 2014, Caterham announced Christijan Albers as the team's new team principal, he was in charge until the teams collapse at the end of .