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BMW Sauber are awaiting a decision.

BMW-SAUBER WAIT ON FIA

The BMW-Sauber F1 team is awaiting word from the FIA regarding next year's championship after Toyota withdrew from the sport.

Toyota announced on Wednesday that they were quitting Formula One with immediate effect, a move that may have opened up a 13th place on the grid.

However, as Toyota signed the new Concorde Agreement, which prior to their withdrawal BMW did not, it has yet to be established whether that 13th place will go to Toyota's new owners should the team find a buyer.

In the meantime, the BMW-Sauber team, and its now owners Qadbak, are left hanging.

"The Toyota management has reached a decision that is to be respected," a spokesman for BMW-Sauber told The Guardian.

"We will now discuss with the FIA the relevant consequences for the BMW Sauber F1 Team."

 
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Result
1    Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)
2    Mark Webber (Red Bull)
3    Jenson Button (Brawn GP)
4    Rubens Barrichello (Brawn GP)
5    Nick Heidfeld (BMW-Sauber)
6    Kamui Kobayashi (Toyota)

Drivers' Standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Jenson Button 95
2 Sebastian Vettel 84
3 Rubens Barrichello 77
4 Mark Webber 69.5
5 Lewis Hamilton 49
6 Kimi Raikkonen 48
7 Nico Rosberg 34.5
8 Jarno Trulli 32.5
9 Fernando Alonso 26

Constructor Standings
Pos Team Points
1 Brawn GP 172
2 Red Bull 153.5
3 McLaren 71
4 Ferrari 70
5 Toyota 59.5
6 BMW 36
7 Williams 34.5
8 Renault 26
9 Force India 13
10 Scuderia Toro Rosso 8