It’s the 7th October 2009, welcome to F1Minute.

Now that Alonso has been confirmed at Ferrari for 2010, the floodgates have opened and the driver market is on the move. Today, Renault announced they have signed current BMW driver Robert Kubica for next year. Kubica says he is looking forward to it, and he feels comfortable with the team, having been part of their young driver development programme. Current Renault team principal Bob Bell says: “Ever since Robert made his Grand Prix debut in 2006, he has been on our radar as one of the most naturally talented drivers of his generation, and he has delivered on that promise so it’s great to have secured him in one of our cars next season.”

On that subject, US F1 boss Peter Windsor has said because the Concorde Agreement was signed so late, their desire to run two American drivers is going to be tricky. He says: “I’m still hoping we’ll be able to run one American, but that’s a tall order because there aren’t many Americans out there with superlicences.”

That’s all for now, I’ll be back tomorrow with another F1Minute.