The latest rumour flying around the paddock is whether Robert Kubica will stay at Renault or join Mercedes in 2011. It sounds reasonable, but I believe that he will be staying put at Renault.

Robert Kubica is undoubtedly a talented driver, and would certainly be winning races if he was at a better team further up the grid, but Mercedes doesn’t fall into that category. Renault and Mercedes are virtually inseperable at the moment, and I wouldn’t say that Mercedes are any further up the grid than Renault.

This means that unless Mercedes have an incredible championship-winning car planned for 2011, it wouldn’t really be worth Kubica’s while moving to the German team. I would have said that the Pole moving to Ferrari replacing Massa would be the most likely, but now that Massa has signed a contract it seems that the wisest thing for him to do is stay put.

Will Michael Schumacher stay on for 2011? I honestly don’t think so. I would like to see Mercedes replace him with Nick Heidfeld – a driver underestimated by too many people, and one of the greatest drivers never to win a Grand Prix.

What are your thoughts? Leave a comment!