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F1: Massa, Kubica To Swap Seats?
Felipe Massa and Robert Kubica are rumored to possibly be swapping rides next season...
SPEED Staff / GMM  |  Posted September 01, 2010   GMM Newswire
Felipe Massa (Right) and Robert Kubica (Left) could both be on the move next year. (Photo: LAT Photographic)
Even with the top cockpits locked out for 2011, Formula One's silly season continues to run.

Ferrari's Felipe Massa and Renault's Robert Kubica have signed new contracts to stay with their respective teams not only next year but also in 2012.

But Televisio de Catalunya has reported that the respective Brazilian and Polish pair could swap race seats for 2011.

The move would see Massa, who has had a difficult season so far with Ferrari, race for Renault next year, freeing up Kubica to be Fernando Alonso's Ferrari teammate.

Meanwhile, Kubica's teammate Vitaly Petrov might leave Renault but remain powered by the French marque's engines in F1 next year.

That is the claim of the Swiss publication Motorsport Aktuell, amid reports Enstone based Renault is still yet to decide if the Russian rookie is good enough to stay with the works team in 2011.

Petrov, 25, has performed well at recent races but suffered a setback at Spa-Francorchamps when he crashed before setting a lap in qualifying.
Vitaly Petrov's future at Renault could be settled in December. (Photo: LAT Photographic)

Motorsport Aktuell believes one possible outcome for Petrov is a seat next year with Lotus, which is strongly rumored to be switching from Cosworth to Renault power for 2011.

His possible successors at Renault include Germans Timo Glock, Nick Heidfeld and Adrian Sutil.

Sutil was asked about his future in Belgium last weekend and, according to Auto Motor und Sport, insisted that "Force India is my first contact" for 2011.

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