In the last quarter of an F1 season no F1 team has any idea how many races remain.
This farcical situation has arisen because the Korean GP, due to take place 14 days after the Japanese GP on this Sunday the 10th., has not yet had the necessary approval from the F1A.
Robert Kubica the Renault driver has raised concern that even if the race is confirmed the newly laid tarmac has never been raced on and nobody can forecast how the surface will react.