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Former champion Villeneuve leaves F1

(Reuters)
Updated: 2006-08-08 15:08

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."