Robert
Kubica is reported to have agreed a one-year contract extension with
BMW - setting him on a collision course with Fernando Alonso to take
Kimi Raikkonen's seat at Ferrari in 2010.
It is a measure of the regard with which Kubica is held by BMW
that the team have apparently agreed to the Pole only committing his
future to them for a further twelve months having previously indicated
they would only sign-off a three-year deal. If Kubica's contract
extension only amounts to a single year then it amounts to BMW bosses
effectively accepting that Kubica will depart at the end of 2009 unless
they provide a car capable of winning a World Championship.
Kubica is bound to have an eye on the seat currently occupied at
Ferrari by Kimi Raikkonen but which is expected to become available in
2010 when the Finn's contract expires. That is also believed to be the
long-term goal of Fernando Alonso, with rumours also rife that the
former World Championship is on the verge of signing a one-year deal
with Honda that would also allow him to depart for Ferrari if the team
fail to provide evidence next season that they can challenge for
victories and titles.