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Although all is seemingly fine on the surface, I am sure there are some lasting bruises from Rubens' outbursts against his team earlier this season, which in a different situation of bigger egos may have resulted even in a much earlier dismissal.

If Rosberg is really coming to Brawn with the extended Mercedes involvement, then it makes no sense to keep Rubens, as the marketing package will require WDC Button and young German star and Mercedes wish list stalwart Rosberg. Rosberg is on the rise. While Rubens is still going strong, his years are numbered, nonetheless. Almost anybody could have been runner-up in the WDC this year, given the dominance of the vehicle. Rather than letting him fade out, a young up-comer shows much more promise for building the team's future.

Ferrari are also dropping Kimi, who certainly did well enough to be KEPT, but they like the Santander/Alonso package better in the long term, so they are going for it. Would be ironic if it turns out that Massa isn't quite the same after his return, there would be some major egg on faces for keeping him, and letting Kimi go. Kimi/Alonso would be an awesome line-up. Sorry for being off-topic