Timo Glock looks set to leave Marussia, and probably formula one.<\/p>\n
After leaving Toyota in the wake of the Japanese giant’s F1 exit, the now 30-year-old German has been Marussia’s lead driver since the former Virgin team’s 2010 inception.<\/p>\n
Sport Bild, a German publication, reports that Glock and Marussia have now agreed to split, despite the existence of a contract for 2013 and 2014.<\/p>\n
The report said the news will be made official on Monday, with Glock to be quoted as saying: “I have had three great years with the team.\u00a0 We depart amicably.<\/p>\n
“Now I want to meet new challenges and continue my path in motor sport.”<\/p>\n
The reason for Glock’s split is almost certainly financial, with the well-funded British rookie Max Chilton already signed up to drive one of the cars in 2013.<\/p>\n
Marussia is yet to comment.<\/p>\n
But the mass-circulation Bild newspaper said Marussia “desperately needs money”, meaning Glock’s cockpit “must be sold to a pay-driver”.<\/p>\n
That report said the replacement for Glock, who earned about EUR 2 million per season, will have to pay “at least five million” to be Chilton’s new teammate.<\/p>\n
Britain’s Telegraph newspaper mentioned Vitaly Petrov or Sebastien Buemi as potential candidates.<\/p>\n
And Belgium’s RTL named Jerome d’Ambrosio, the Eric Boullier-managed 2012 Lotus reserve who in 2011 was Glock’s teammate at Virgin, as a possibility.<\/p>\n
Swiss newspaper Blick wrote: “The biggest mystery is what Glock will do now?\u00a0 Is he suddenly on Force India’s list?”<\/p>\n
Auto Motor und Sport said he is in the running to race for BMW in Germany’s premier touring car championship DTM in 2013.<\/p>\n
BMW-contracted driver Dirk Muller said to Glock on Twitter late on Sunday: “Many congrats and welcome in the club”.<\/p>\n
Glock responded: “Ppssss … danke”.<\/p>\n
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