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BMW lineup remains unchanged for 2009 - Heidfeld and Kubica are confirmed for next year

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Welcome to F1Minute, it’s the 6th October 2008.

BMW have become the next team to confirm their driver lineup for 2009 and it remains unchanged. Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld line up beside Christian Klien as test driver. BMW Motorsport Director, Mario Theissen said, of the pairing: “We are in no doubt that we will again achieve our ambitious aims with them in the team's fourth year.” Of course, this news narrows down Alonso’s options for next year, with his main choice now being between Renault and Honda.

Elsewhere today, Bernie Ecclestone has hit back at the statements Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo made regarding Singapore. The team boss said the safety car rules make F1 a circus. Ecclestone has apparently responded to this with: “After the weekend Ferrari had, their president should have shut up and kept his head down. If Massa loses the world championship, he will know the team were responsible. He would have destroyed everybody in Singapore if he had kept going."

That’s it for today, I’ll be back tomorrow with another F1Minute.