Heidfeld would race for less

Wage cuts "not really an issue" right now, BMW Sauber driver says

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Heidfeld would race for less

Heidfeld: Money not an issue

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Nick Heidfeld has said that he would compete in Formula One for less money if required.

The BMW Sauber driver is of the opinion that drivers must expect the possibility of wage cuts as the sport reacts to the global economic downturn.

"We will have to adjust ourselves to it, just like everyone else," Heidfeld told German website Spox.

"At the moment it is not really an issue, and I hope that there are other ways so that nobody loses their jobs and the driver salaries stay the same."

Meanwhile, F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has deemed the measure of a driver salary cap as unnecessary.

"If the teams don't offer the money, there is no need for a salary cap," Ecclestone told Deutsche Presse-Agentur.

According to www.forbes.com, Kimi Raikkonen was the highest paid F1 driver last season, with the 2007 world champion on a salary of $44million.

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