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I def take into account what you said G about them losing all their experienced hands - it must have had a massive knock on effect. What they need at a time like this is a talented driver who can lead a team and steady the ship whilst they recover. Last year they had that with Kubica but this year its shown that they're struggling in that department. They took a gamble on Heidfeld being able to do it and it didn't work out.

Now Kubica could be back next year like nothings ever happened next season and Renault would be fine but its a risk because he might come back and need some time to readjust or he might not come back the driver he was.

Petrov certainly hasn't shown himself as a team leader. I'm not too sure on Senna or Grosjean and as they're relatively new to F1 you can't really expect them to lead a team.

I never thought I'd suggest this but would Renault maybe benifit from bringing in Rubens Barrichello in the second seat? He has the experience in developng cars and the knowledge to lead a team even if he's not getting the results which would make him the perfect back up whilst Kubica got back on his feet in F1 - or if they were bedding in a new F1 driver like Grosjean. Might seem a silly suggestion but could be what they need.