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Former Formula 1 World Champion Kimi Raikkonen 'has signed an outline agreement' to return to McLaren-Mercedes in 2010, sources have revealed – in a move that would free up a place at Ferrari for Fernando Alonso, and likely see Nico Rosberg jump ship from Williams to current world championship leaders Brawn GP.
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Renault managing-director Patrick Pelata says that the French automobile company has not decided what will happen with its Formula 1 team, following the Singapore scandal.
“This is not the issue right now,” Pelata told French radio. “We will take our time before looking at our options.”
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Ferrari has a seat on the World Council and has apparently decided not to attend. It’s a delicate situation for the team, as Luca di Montezemolo would not want to be put in the position of being part of the firing squad against his staunch FOTA ally Briatore.
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Carlos Gracia, the head of the Spanish motorsport federation, has criticised the FIA for granting immunity to Nelson Piquet Jr in the Renault race-fixing case.
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But, if Alonso is implicated in the extraordinary deed that led to the departure of the team principal, Flavio Briatore, and his chief engineer, Pat Symonds, the former world champion will be less attractive to Ferrari despite his reputation as one of the best drivers in Formula One.
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What the Renault scandal has done, though, is spark a very interesting debate regarding team orders and the 'bending of rules' within the sport. Going back to the days of Peter Collins, Stirling Moss and Juan Manuel Fangio; those boys used to hop out of the car to let the other driver win.
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It is understood the Council are to address the matter in Paris on Monday once they have reviewed their case, and issued any penalty, against Renault over charges of conspiracy relating to last year's Singapore Grand Prix.
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Robert Kubica expects to make a decision about his plans for next year imminently – with the Pole admitting that what happens to Renault at next week's FIA hearing is a factor in what he does.
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Ab morgen untersucht der Motorsport-Weltrat der FIA in Paris die "Crashgate"-Affäre um die von Renault eingefädelte Manipulation des Grand Prix von Singapur 2008. Der Weltrat kann die mutmaßlichen Verschwörer jedoch wahrscheinlich gar nicht vernehmen, weil sie nicht mehr bei Renault angestellt sind.
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It has been reported that Peter Sauber may make a Formula One comeback next year, bringing with him a Ferrari engine deal for the ex-BMW team. The Swiss businessman sold the company, formerly an independent entry under his own name which used customer Ferrari powerplants, in 2005.
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Von DonDahlmann 20 Sep 2009 um 19:02 in Motorsport
