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TouringCarTimes understands that Johnny Herbert is in pole position to replace James Thompson at Team Dynamics for the final three rounds of the season.
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"We've been offered well over three quarters of our racing budget by two drivers already, neither of whom have raced in Formula One but both have won races in GP2," said the American team's co-principal Peter Windsor.
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Former single-seater racer Matt Hamilton is on course to join the BTCC later this season, as a prelude to a full 2010 campaign in the series. The ex-Formula Palmer Audi star is due to make his debut at Rockingham, but plans could be brought forward for a Silverstone debut if things progress smoothly.
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BMW may think that the assets in Hinwil have a value, but running the team is so expensive that no-one wants to take it on. The bottom line is that BMW has an asset worth nothing. By the time they realise this it may be too late. The Concorde Agreement has been signed without BMW Sauber.
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Laut Aussage von Peter Sauber gibt es Interessenten. Einige setzen sich direkt mit der BMW Group auseinander, andere wählen den Weg über den schweizerischen Firmengründer, der den Standort Hinwil sichern möchte. Doch das in Aussicht stehende Geld der Investoren war BMW wohl nicht genug. Die Verhandlungen in München scheiterten, weil "die Forderungen für mich ganz einfach viel zu hoch waren", sagte der enttäuschte 20-Prozent-Teilhaber.
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AUTOSPORT understands BMW was asking for much more money for the purchase of its Hinwil base – from which all the team's activities except powertrain development are run – than Sauber was willing to pay.