Robert Kubica has lashed out at his BMW-Sauber teammate Nick Heidfeld following their Nurburgring clash last Sunday.
The pair consistently deny that they struggle to get along, but in Germany they both blamed one another for the first lap coming together.
Kubica and Heidfeld also crashed in Malaysia this year, sparking a disagreement in the media about who apologised to who.
This time, Kubica has hit out at his veteran German teammate in the Cologne newspaper Express.
“A driver who punts two of his competitors off the road within 20 laps does not have a very long future in formula one,” the Pole said.
Kubica, 22, is referring to Heidfeld’s subsequent crash in the European grand prix, which left his countryman Ralf Schumacher incensed. He is probably also referring to the fact that Heidfeld is yet to have his contract renewed for 2008.
Triple world champion Niki Lauda also put the blame for the crashes at Heidfeld’s door, after the German flew home to Switzerland on Saturday afternoon following the birth of his son Joda.
“Surely his concentration was lacking,” the triple world champion told Bild-Zeitung, “after he spent the night with his newborn son.
“I wouldn’t have done what he did. Yes, I would have flown to my son, but I would have taken a quick look and gone straight back to the track.”
