Vitaly Petrov faces a tough task holding onto his Renault race with reports claiming the team has already targeted seven possible replacements.
Already Renault have confirmed that they would be interested in signing former F1 World Champion Kimi Raikkonen as Robert Kubica's 2011 team-mate. However, the Finn is believed to be set on signing a new deal with Citroen to continue in the World Rally Championship.
Raikkonen, though, isn't the only name on Renault's list.
According to Auto, Moto und Sport, the Anglo/French squad are believed to be keen on Nick Heidfeld, who failed to land a race-seat for this year's Championship, forcing him to take a test driver role with Mercedes GP while Christian Klien is also a possibility.
Virgin Racing's Timo Glock is another on the list as are Lotus drivers Heikki Kovalainen and Jarno Trulli.
The seventh possible candidate is Kamui Kobayashi, who made his debut with Toyota in the final two rounds of last year's Championship, impressing bosses up and down the pit lane. He eventually signed for Sauber for this year's campaign, bagging all 15 of the team's points.
Renault, though, have refused to comment on the list with team boss Eric Boullier telling Auto Hebdo that "some (drivers on the list) are more fantasy" but "others are realistic because there have already been talks."
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