Kubica to drive for Renault


No details were given about the length of the contract, although Renault said it was from 2010 onwards.

Kubica has driven for the BMW-Sauber team since 2006 while Alonso, one of the 24-year-old's best friends in the paddock, is moving to Ferrari next year.

The Pole won last year's Canadian Grand Prix and had been approached by several teams, including Toyota and Williams, once BMW announced they were quitting the sport at the end of the season.

"I am very happy I will be joining Renault in the 2010 season," Kubica said.

"I feel I have a special connection with this team because in 2005 I won the World Series by Renault. This gave me the chance to test with the team in Barcelona, which led to my debut in Formula One.

"I share with Renault a strong winning mentality and feel comfortable with their friendly and open attitude," he added in a statement.

"I'm highly motivated and optimistic that together we can be at the front of the grid next year and, hopefully, fighting for the world title."

Former champions Renault are licking their wounds after a scandal-hit year, with the team handed a suspended permanent ban from the sport for their role in a race-fixing controversy.

Flamboyant former team boss Flavio Briatore has been banned for life and engineering head Pat Symonds barred for five years. Kubica, an extremely quick and aggressive driver, has a no-nonsense style that will fit in well with the team's restructuring.

The tall Pole has also come up the hard way, with no family wealth to support him and from a country with no previous involvement in Formula One.

Although he had an impressive first test with Renault, he was snapped up by BMW-Sauber from under their noses as a test driver. He then replaced Canada's 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve as a race driver half way through 2006.

"Ever since Robert made his Grand Prix debut in 2006, he has been on our radar as one of the most naturally talented drivers of his generation," said Renault's acting team principal Bob Bell.

"He has delivered on that promise so it's great to have secured him in one of our cars next season. Renault has high ambitions and hopes for the future of the team and we feel that Robert can play a big role in fulfilling them."

Renault did not mention the second driver, currently French rookie Romain Grosjean.
Reuters

Masi dozvoljen povratak na stazu

Vid Felipea Mase potpuno se popravio posle nesreće na stazi "Hungaoring" krajem jula pa je Brazilac dobio dozvolu da se ponovo nađe u bolidu Ferarija.

Masi je napukla lobanja kada ga je u glavu tokom kvalifikacija za Veliku nagradu Mađarske udario deo amortizera koji je otpao sa bolida njegovog sunarodnika Rubensa Barikela. Brazilac se na stazi nije našao od te nesreće, ali bi već početkom sledeće nedelje trebalo da testira bolid Ferarija.

"Prvi rezultati su pozitivni, posebno oftalmološkog pregleda, koji je potvrdio da se Felipeu, koji je došao u pratnji ličnog lekara Dina Altmana, vid u levom oku u potpunosti vratio", kaže se u saopšenju Ferarija posle pregleda kojima je Brazilac bio podvrgnut u Parizu, a kojima su prisustvovali i predstavnici Svetske automobilske federacije.

Masa će bolid Ferarija testirati na privatnoj stazi italijanske ekipe "Fjorano", a potom će otputovati u Brazil, gde će prisustvovati pretposlednjoj trci ovogodišnjeg šampionata Formule 1 na stazi "Interlagos".

Izvor: B92

Bruno Sena sve bliži Formuli 1

Brazilac Bruno Sena gotovo sigurno će se naći u Formuli 1 naredne godine, a neki izvori tvrde da je već potpisao ugovor sa Kamposom.

Sena, sestrić trostrukog svetkog šampiona Aertona, koji je poginio na trci za Veliku nagradu San Marina pre 15 godina, sa sobom bi trebalo da donese ekipi sponzorske ugovore vredne preko deset miliona evra, a kao glavni pretendent za mesto njegovog klupskog kolege se pominje iskusni Pedro de la Rosa.

Na meti timova koji će naredne godine debitovati u šampionatu Formule 1 je i Vitalij Petrov, vicešampion ovogodišnje GP2 serije, za čije su usluge pored Kamposa, zainteresovani i Menor i Lotus. Velika zainteresovanost za njega vlada možda i zbog činjenice da je objavio da će svom poslodavcu doneti 15 miliona evra.

Među vozačima koji su voljni da plate mesto u Formuli 1 su i dvojica Brazilaca Lukaš di Grasi i Nelson Pike junior, Meksikanac Serhio Perez i Pastor Maldonado iz Venecuele. Ipak, teško je verovati da će sin bivšeg šampiona naći angažman naredne sezone, zbog umešanosti u skandal na prošlogodišnjoj trci za Veliku nagradu Singapura.

Lotus, nova ekipa sa starim imenom i sedištem u Maleziji, objavila je da želi Jarna Trulija u ekipi, dok bi na mestu njegovog klupskog kolege mogao da se nađe domaći vozač Fairuz Fauzi.

Izvor: B92

Glok propušta trku u Brazilu


Nemac Timo Glok definitivno neće biti u prilici da nastupi na trci šampionata Formule 1 za Veliku nagradu Brazila koja se održava sledećeg vikenda. Vozač Tojote je doživeo udes na kvalifikacijama za Veliku nagradu Japana, a poslednji lekarski pregledi su pokazali da još nije sposoban da sedne za volan.



Priliku da se oproba na trci u Brazilu dobiće test vozač Tojote, 23-godišnji Japanac Kamui Kobajaši kojem će to biti debi u "najbržem cirkusu na svetu".

Izvor: Sportska Centrala

Ово све више личи на такмичење синова, синоваца, братанаца и осталих рођака некадашњих шампиона него на неко стварно тркање најбољих пилота планете.

Alonso, Hamilton, Kimi, sve sami sinovi trkaca.

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