Robert Kubica is reported to have agreed a one-year contract extension with BMW.
Polish driver agrees to stay with BMW - for now
Robert Kubica is reported to have agreed a one-year contract extension with BMW - setting him on a collision course with Fernando Alonso to take Kimi Raikkonen's seat at Ferrari in 2010.
It is a measure of the regard with which Kubica is held by BMW that the team have apparently agreed to the Pole only committing his future to them for a further twelve months having previously indicated they would only sign-off a three-year deal.
If Kubica's new deal is only for another 12 months it amounts to BMW bosses effectively accepting that Kubica will depart at the end of 2009 unless they provide a car capable of winning a World Championship.
Kubica is bound to have an eye on the seat currently occupied at Ferrari by Kimi Raikkonen but which is expected to become available in 2010 when the Finn's contract expires.
That is also believed to be the long-term goal of Fernando Alonso, with rumours also rife that the former world champion is on the verge of signing a one-year deal with Honda that would also allow him to depart for Ferrari if the team fail to provide evidence next season that they can challenge for victories and titles.
Kubica currently lies in fourth place in the drivers championship, 15 points behind leader Lewis Hamilton.
