* Durante il Gran Premio di Germania, Jacques Villeneuve dopo un serio incidente si infortuna e la BMW Sauber annuncia il suo rimpiazzo con il pilota polacco Robert Kubica. ###>Robert Kubica was promoted to a race seat by BMW Sauber at the Hungarian Grand Prix, replacing 1997 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve, possibly due to Villeneuve's injuries after a heavy crash in the German Grand Prix.