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<blockquote data-quote="Salty25" data-source="post: 398973" data-attributes="member: 185281"><p><u><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Vettel to replace Kubica at Indianapolis</span></span></u></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 15px">'</span></strong><em><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'">After Robert Kubica did not get the green light from the FIA Medical Delegate and the race's Director of Medical Services to compete in the 2007 U.S. Grand Prix, the team has nominated Sebastian Vettel to drive the second BMW Sauber F1.07 (car number 10) alongside Nick Heidfeld.</span></em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'">For Sebastian Vettel this will be his Formula One race debut. "Of course, I am looking forward to my first F1 race", the 19-year old German said, "but I wish it had come under different circumstances. It's never nice if a team mate can't drive because he had an accident. For me the Indianapolis Speedway is unknown territory, but I have prepared myself for this situation and tomorrow I have two 90 minute practice sessions. I know the car very well as I have quite a lot of testing miles under my belt."</span></em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'">The team's second test driver, Timo Glock, is also in Indianapolis and will now be nominated as the reserve driver.</span></em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'">Robert Kubica commented after the decision: "Naturally I'm disappointed because I felt absolutely ready to race. But I respect the decision. It was made because there is too much risk to let me race in this Grand Prix in case I have had another impact so soon after Montréal. I will go home now. I wish Sebastian all the best. It is good for him and I am pretty sure he will do a good job."</span></em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'">BMW Motorsport Director Mario Theissen: "In reviewing the accident and medical examination the doctors did not give Robert the green light to race. There will be another medical check before the race in Magny-Cours. Although the doctors see Robert in a remarkably good condition they will not let him race here mainly because of the risk of another impact. We respect the decision of the medical personnel. The team was prepared for this situation. Sebastian will receive all possible support from us and we hope for another good race here."</span></em><strong><span style="font-size: 15px">'</span></strong></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'">Source - Official BMW Sauber website (<a href="http://www.bmw-sauber-f1.com/en/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.bmw-sauber-f1.com/en/index.html</a>)</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'">So, this mean that if you have <strong>Kubica</strong> in your SupaLiga team he will not score points (obviously), but <strong>will not be replaced</strong> <strong>automatically by Vettel</strong> either. Vettel is trading at 1m on PFF1, so his very cheap for a BMW driver ;)</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Salty25, post: 398973, member: 185281"] [U][FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=4]Vettel to replace Kubica at Indianapolis[/SIZE][/FONT][/U] [B][SIZE=4]'[/SIZE][/B][I][FONT=Century Gothic]After Robert Kubica did not get the green light from the FIA Medical Delegate and the race's Director of Medical Services to compete in the 2007 U.S. Grand Prix, the team has nominated Sebastian Vettel to drive the second BMW Sauber F1.07 (car number 10) alongside Nick Heidfeld.[/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic]For Sebastian Vettel this will be his Formula One race debut. "Of course, I am looking forward to my first F1 race", the 19-year old German said, "but I wish it had come under different circumstances. It's never nice if a team mate can't drive because he had an accident. For me the Indianapolis Speedway is unknown territory, but I have prepared myself for this situation and tomorrow I have two 90 minute practice sessions. I know the car very well as I have quite a lot of testing miles under my belt."[/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic]The team's second test driver, Timo Glock, is also in Indianapolis and will now be nominated as the reserve driver.[/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic]Robert Kubica commented after the decision: "Naturally I'm disappointed because I felt absolutely ready to race. But I respect the decision. It was made because there is too much risk to let me race in this Grand Prix in case I have had another impact so soon after Montréal. I will go home now. I wish Sebastian all the best. It is good for him and I am pretty sure he will do a good job."[/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic]BMW Motorsport Director Mario Theissen: "In reviewing the accident and medical examination the doctors did not give Robert the green light to race. There will be another medical check before the race in Magny-Cours. Although the doctors see Robert in a remarkably good condition they will not let him race here mainly because of the risk of another impact. We respect the decision of the medical personnel. The team was prepared for this situation. Sebastian will receive all possible support from us and we hope for another good race here."[/FONT][/I][B][SIZE=4]'[/SIZE][/B] [FONT=Century Gothic]Source - Official BMW Sauber website ([URL]http://www.bmw-sauber-f1.com/en/index.html[/URL])[/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic]So, this mean that if you have [B]Kubica[/B] in your SupaLiga team he will not score points (obviously), but [B]will not be replaced[/B] [B]automatically by Vettel[/B] either. Vettel is trading at 1m on PFF1, so his very cheap for a BMW driver ;)[/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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