The Weekly Grapevine
Some drivers are only just settling into their new teams for 2008, but Dieter Rencken already has an eye on the silly season for 2009
Silly Season begins
No doubt Felipe Massa felt doubly relieved as he took the chequered flag in Turkey. Not only had the Brazilian comprehensively trounced his much-vaunted team-mate and reigning world champion Kimi Raikkonen in both qualifying and the race, but news was also trickling through the paddock that a one-year extension to Robert Kubica's tenure at BMW was as good as done - if not already completed.
Since last year's Chinese Grand Prix, where the Pole - in the lead, and suitably tyred and tanked for his final stint - retired through hydraulic failure, the word was that Ferrari was after Kubica, who, after years of living and karting in Italy, is regarded by many as an honorary resident of the country.
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