Confirmed - Heidfeld and Kubica staying with BMW Sauber

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10-06-2008, 06:14 AM

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Just announced that BMW Sauber are retaining their driver line up for next year. Kubica was a certainty to stay but I'd expected Heidfeld to be moved on.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport...one/7654412.stm

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10-06-2008, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by swajames' post='686370' date='Oct 6 2008, 11:14 PM

This severely limits Alonso's options at this juncture...

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10-06-2008, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by seoulman' post='686533' date='Oct 6 2008, 10:37 AM

This severely limits Alonso's options at this juncture...

you're dead on - I think the only open options are keeping his current position at Renault or making a move to Honda.

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10-06-2008, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by swajames' post='686591' date='Oct 7 2008, 03:52 AM

you're dead on - I think the only open options are keeping his current position at Renault or making a move to Honda.

Not very good options at that. I don't see Renault improving significantly enough to make a chase for the title next year and same goes for Honda (even if Ross Brawn is at the helm). Looks like another crappy season for Alonso in 2009. That's a shame. Great driver (and I'm not a fan), but lousy car options.

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10-06-2008, 05:53 PM

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Alonso's contract stipulates that if Renault finish 4th or better in the constructors points, then he is required by his contract to stay there next season. Since the win in Singapore, I think Renault is looking solid for 4th place, which rules out a move to any of the other teams. I think that BMW wasn't willing to wait THAT long for Alonso anyways, and I imagine would like to have at least 1 German driver on their squad (although why they didnt get Seb Vettel and let Nick H. go to Red Bull is beyond me...).