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Former champion Villeneuve leaves F1
(Reuters)
Updated: 2006-08-08 15:08
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BMW were distinctly lukewarm about taking him on from this season but in the end respected the two-year contract he signed with Sauber in 2005.
Kubica, Poland's first Formula One driver, finished seventh on his debut at a wet Hungaroring before he was disqualified because his car was two kilos underweight at the finish due to excessive tyre wear.
Theissen was full of praise for the 21-year-old and hinted strongly that he would continue in the race seat.
"In my view it was a perfect first race," he told Reuters before the stewards' acted. "In the beginning it was a bit slippery for him but then he dealt very well with the difficult conditions.
"There's not much more you can ask from a new guy. The best things is that he himself is disappointed, so that's a good promise for the future."