Yeah, there was just no need for Hartley anymore. It's become evident he could never make it in Formula 1 and with Ricciardo, Vergne, and much further down the road 15-year-old Sainz in the fold, he's just taking up space. I was surprised, actually, that they even kept Hartley for 2010, especially when they released Aleshin and, to a lesser extent, Wickens (I'd say Wickens just doesn't have what it takes for F1, either, so...). Funny, in a way, that Aleshin's beating both their drivers in WSR now. On a side note, Hartley really ought to get a haircut now.