In a move to quash rumors about the future of Nico Rosberg Williams announced today their driver line-up for 2008. Nico Rosberg and Kazuki Nakajima are paired for next season at the Toyota powered team.
Nakajima joins is promoted from team test driver. After a successful season in GP2 he hopes to follow in his father's footsteps as a Japanese F1 star.
The announcement means one option for the future of Fernando Alonso is sussed.
Fernando Alonso is a free agent in the Formula 1 talent pool following an amicable split from McLaren Mercedes. Ron Dennis, team boss at McLaren, promised a decision between the two parties within a couple weeks of the end of the season and has delivered.
Alonso leaves the squad after fulfilling just one of three years on his contract.
It had been speculated that the Spanish driver would only be allowed to nullify his three year contract if he were to join a privateer team but that appears to be false.
Alonso is free to join which ever team he wishes and the rest of the driver market is hinged on his decision.
The likely options on the table for the Spaniard are seats at Renault, Williams, Toyota, and even Red Bull.
One possibilty that shouldn't be overlooked is a drive at Honda F1. Rumors are swirling that the lack of determination from Rubens Barichello may land him a demotion to Jr Honda team Super Aguri.
Honda utilize a humungous budget and despite a horrid 2007 campaign could use said budget to turn things around in '08.
Despite driving the slowest car in the field, Spyker F1's Adrian Sutil looks set to have a secure future for at least one more year. Spyker announced that it hopes to retain the young German for 2008, but it swings on the availability of other rides on pitlane and his own commitment to the Spyker team.
Sutil still has time to wait for potential rides forward in the field. Williams have yet to corfirm the status of Alexander Wurz who has under-performed his much younger teammate, Nico Rosberg. Japenese financial powerhouse Toyota have a seat in question. 32 year old Ralf Shumacher hopes to keep his job after an up and down season and questionable mega-salary. If Ralf gets a ride in '08 expect it to come at a big paycut.
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