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I'd like to see him do it. His driving has been far better than either of the main contenders' this year and has only made one error compared to the five or so that Massa and Hamilton have each made. Of course, it's not realistic, but we can hope, eh?
Go Robert! 
I'd definitely prefer Kubica over Massa as world champion. I'd like to say that I'd be happy whoever won the title, because the driver that ends up with the most points deserves it, but that isn't the case this season. For me to see Kubica as the correct world champion he'd have to beat Hamilton by at least the four points that were stolen from him at Spa. If he manages that then fair play to him, he's been great this entire season. Massa is a cheat and a trash talker and doesn't deserve the championship even if he finishes 6 points ahead of Lewis.
BMW in final push to help Kubica
By Jonathan Noble Monday, October 13th 2008, 16:37 GMT
Robert Kubica
BMW Sauber have assured Robert Kubica that they will do all they can to win the world championship this year, after the Pole's second place in Japan put him back in title contention.
Kubica had been 20 points adrift of Lewis Hamilton heading into the Japanese Grand Prix, but the troubles suffered by the McLaren driver and Ferrari allowed Kubica to close the gap down to 12 points.
With two races to go, Kubica has urged his team not to let their surprise opportunity slip from their grasp.
And BMW Sauber technical director Willy Rampf has made it clear that the team will make every effort they can to deliver what he wants.
"As long as there is theoretically still a chance to win the world championship, then we will not sleep," explained Rampf. "We'll try and do what's possible in this short space of time."
Although there is no testing between now and the end of the season, and no major updates planned for the F1.08, Rampf believes progress can be made in the way the team approach races.
"We'll try to really concentrate on every detail of the preparation for these races. There won't be any big updates, but we can make small changes, and we can try to use the potential of the tyres in a more perfect way."
Any steps to improve the speed of the BMW Sauber will be vital, with Renault having come on so strong in recent races - and Rampf suspecting the R28 may now be quicker than their car.
"In Singapore, they (Renault) had good pace but they benefited from the race situation. Here, they were strong throughout the weekend, and slightly stronger than us. We'll try to fight back in the last two races."
When asked if he was surprised BMW Sauber were in the position they are in, Rampf said: "I can't say we expected to be so close to the leading teams at two races before the end of the season. It's overall very nice"
BMW in final push to help Kubica
By Jonathan Noble Monday, October 13th 2008, 16:37 GMT
Robert Kubica
BMW Sauber have assured Robert Kubica that they will do all they can to win the world championship this year, after the Pole's second place in Japan put him back in title contention.
Kubica had been 20 points adrift of Lewis Hamilton heading into the Japanese Grand Prix, but the troubles suffered by the McLaren driver and Ferrari allowed Kubica to close the gap down to 12 points.
With two races to go, Kubica has urged his team not to let their surprise opportunity slip from their grasp.
And BMW Sauber technical director Willy Rampf has made it clear that the team will make every effort they can to deliver what he wants.
"As long as there is theoretically still a chance to win the world championship, then we will not sleep," explained Rampf. "We'll try and do what's possible in this short space of time."
Although there is no testing between now and the end of the season, and no major updates planned for the F1.08, Rampf believes progress can be made in the way the team approach races.
"We'll try to really concentrate on every detail of the preparation for these races. There won't be any big updates, but we can make small changes, and we can try to use the potential of the tyres in a more perfect way."
Any steps to improve the speed of the BMW Sauber will be vital, with Renault having come on so strong in recent races - and Rampf suspecting the R28 may now be quicker than their car.
"In Singapore, they (Renault) had good pace but they benefited from the race situation. Here, they were strong throughout the weekend, and slightly stronger than us. We'll try to fight back in the last two races."
When asked if he was surprised BMW Sauber were in the position they are in, Rampf said: "I can't say we expected to be so close to the leading teams at two races before the end of the season. It's overall very nice"
I think we may see Kubica use at least one aggressive fuel strategy in the final races and hope that Heidfeld can help. They could always send him out on a qualifying lap with his tyres on fire to get him on the second row alongside Robert. But seriously, unfortunately I don't think there's anything much that BMW Sauber could do to their car to help Heidfeld warm up the tyres now. Shame, really.
I wouldn't be surprised if Kubica won the title now, he's hardly put a wheel wrong this season in comparison to Massa and Hamilton. Had he not been stuck behind Fisichella in Singapore he could have been able to pull off into the distance with Rosberg whilst they had bought time before their penalties due to the Massa incident. Kubica could have come 3rd and been on the podium with Nico and at the expense of Hamilton and at the same time able to eat into the gap between himself and Massa.
I wouldn't be surprised if Kubica won the title now, he's hardly put a wheel wrong this season in comparison to Massa and Hamilton. Had he not been stuck behind Fisichella in Singapore he could have been able to pull off into the distance with Rosberg whilst they had bought time before their penalties due to the Massa incident. Kubica could have come 3rd and been on the podium with Nico and at the expense of Hamilton and at the same time able to eat into the gap between himself and Massa.
Indeed. If you took Kubica's two cases of bad luck out of the picture (the one in Singapore which you mentioned and being hit up the backside by Nakajima in Australia) then he'd probably only be six points behind now, if that.
I wouldn't be surprised if Kubica won the title now, he's hardly put a wheel wrong this season in comparison to Massa and Hamilton. Had he not been stuck behind Fisichella in Singapore he could have been able to pull off into the distance with Rosberg whilst they had bought time before their penalties due to the Massa incident. Kubica could have come 3rd and been on the podium with Nico and at the expense of Hamilton and at the same time able to eat into the gap between himself and Massa.
Indeed. If you took Kubica's two cases of bad luck out of the picture (the one in Singapore which you mentioned and being hit up the backside by Nakajima in Australia) then he'd probably only be six points behind now, if that.
And also spinning off at Silverstone as well.
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