Kubica never to return to F1 (rumour)

[MrJan]

I admire his determination and would welcome him back. Something struck me when reading the article about his limited movement. We've seen him in rally and his arm appears to be used very little when not in the car. I wonder if he has enough strength in it to climb out of an F1 car unaided?

I suspect so. There are rally drivers that climb out over the cage when they have no legs, I'm sure that one good arm and one half good arm would be enough to get out of an F1 car in the prescribed time.

[steveaki13]

I dont know. You see F1 drivers struggle to lift themselves out of the tight cockpit at the best of times.

There is also a 5 second code, isnt there? You have to be able to spring free in 5 seconds and replace the steering wheel within a certain time limit.

[Knock-on]

Yep. Out in 5 seconds nd refit the wheel in another 5. In practice it's quite easy and wouldn't pose an issue to RK.

[driveace]

Was it Trulli a few years ago that was so dehydrated that he had no strength to get out of the cockpit at the end of a race and he had to be lifted out by two officials or team members ?

[anthonyvop]

Footage and interview with Former Formula One driver Robert Kubica. He tested the DTM Mercedes AMG C-Coupé for the first time. The test took place on the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia on Thursday, Jan. 24.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07x0m...D-dV0Q&index=1

[driveace]

But he seems to struggle with movement in his right lower arm,and was supporting it as he walked away from the car.

[airshifter]

Good to see him back in a car again. It's sad to think that his F1 days are over, but I'm glad he is back in the seat of something that can get his blood flowing.

[Ilona Uboat]

I'm still Kubica fan, and wish him best. we will see him again somewhere this year. He has a petrol in his vains instead of blood.

Not a fan of F1 but if I was to watch the odd race Id be rooting for Kubica. That man sure does know how to wreck a car lol. Hope he gets better soon, seriously unlucky man at times.

[Zico]

Robert Kubica will contest the World Rally Championship's WRC2 tier in 2013, having signed a deal with Citroën. The ex-Formula 1 driver, who had been in talks with Mercedes over a potential DTM seat, will pilot a Citroën DS3 RRC at seven events.

The Pole, a former Grand Prix winner, will get his season underway by taking part in the European Rally Championship's Rally Canary Islands from March 21-23, while his primary WRC2 programme begins at Rally Portugal from April 11-14.

"I weighed up the different options before deciding on this programme," said Kubica. "I kept in touch with Citroën Racing and both sides were keen to continue working together. I’m really pleased now to be able to return to top-level racing.

"Taking part in Rally Islas Canarias will be an interesting challenge for me. I can’t wait to start racing, but I haven’t set myself any specific target. I still have a lot to learn in rallying and to improve I will need to rack up the miles on the stages."

Kubica will drive with a paddle shift gearbox throughout the 2013 campaign, with governing body the FIA permitting small cockpit modifications as he continues to recover from injuries sustained at the Ronde di Andora in early 2011.



Kubica signs WRC2 deal with Citroën - GPUpdate.net


A good move by both parties imo.