Motor racing-Kubica replaces Alonso at Renault F1 team

Poland's Robert Kubica will replace double Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso at Renault next season, the team said in a statement on Wednesday.

Kubica has driven for the BMW-Sauber team since 2006 and Spaniard Alonso, one of the 24-year-old's best friends in the paddock, is moving to Ferrari.

The Pole won last year's Canadian Grand Prix and had been approached by several teams, including Toyota and Williams, once BMW announced they were quitting the sport at the end of the season.

LONDON, Oct 7 (Reuters) -