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> I would much rather see Nick Heidfeld in that
> Mclaren. Rubens has had his chance at the top, and
> besides at least at Williams he will be the lead
> driver and providing an invaluable service to Nico
> and Frank! If anyone can help contribute to make
> that car go quicker it will be Rubens.
>
> As for Nick, what has he got to do or prove to the
> top guys?! Have to say I rate him so so much
> higher than Kubica and it would be a massive shame
> if Nick is not in a top drive next year. More than
> that I would say Mclaren need him, desperatly!
> Also, we need someone to give Lewis a run for his
> money in the wet and Nick Heidfeld certainly
> would! Still I am stuck between Nick and Kimi. I
> think in the end I would say Nick, because he'd
> almost free (relative to Kimi!) and he is every
> bit as good IMO and yet to have a go at the top.
Rubbish. If McLaren wanted Heidfeld they would've signed him in 2001 instead of Raikkonen. Why would they go for him now in the same situation given that he's past his prime and has never set the world alight. McLaren arent strapped for cash, and with Santander footing a lot of the bill, I'd say the sticking points in their negotiations would be the amount of freedom Kimi has to do things like rallying and the amount of PR days. Dunno if Kimi has any personal sponsors but they'd have to go too.
Heidfeld has done a mediocre job for the past 10 seasons and should've been put into retirement years ago.