[WRC] News & rumours (part III)

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Originally Posted by jd_89

Colin Clark's point of view on Robert Kubica - interview for sport.pl



Source (in Polish)

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None of us can drive like Kubica with two hands! He's doing very well in my opinion.

I hope kubica stays in wrc

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Originally Posted by Doon

None of us can drive like Kubica with two hands! He's doing very well in my opinion.

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This is the WRC.. it is not for us... it is for people who can deliver spectacular driving who Kubica does very well but his crashes shows he cannot control his limits on a proper motorsport.

This is something I don't understand. In 2008 in F1 Kubica was mega consistent and didn't throw away results, now in WRC he's constantly off the road.

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Originally Posted by Bruce D

This is something I don't understand. In 2008 in F1 Kubica was mega consistent and didn't throw away results, now in WRC he's constantly off the road.

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WRC doesn't go in circles

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Originally Posted by Bruce D

This is something I don't understand. In 2008 in F1 Kubica was mega consistent and didn't throw away results, now in WRC he's constantly off the road.

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In F1 you have a 5 km track, which you know like the back of your hand. Also there is huge safety margin on most circuits.
WRC on another hand, you have 300-400 km of special stages which are driven 2 times before the rally. Go figure.

There’s no doubting his ability, you don’t get to F1 without having it – Alonso & Hamilton both ‘feared’ him. But he can’t drive consistently on a WRC event without chucking it off the road. I think it’s making & listening to pace-notes – the ‘classic’ racing driver problem who tries Rallying. He also seems to still be in ‘racing driver’ mode – braking late into corners, and leaving himself no margin if conditions are slippy, or have changed since the recce.

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Originally Posted by Bruce D

This is something I don't understand. In 2008 in F1 Kubica was mega consistent and didn't throw away results, now in WRC he's constantly off the road.

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So... You don't understand that somebody who was great in one thing 6 (!) years ago isn't so great in something completely different now?

In the recent Polish interview that someone posted here, Robert admitted that he is still a racing driver and it shows from his inability to rely 100% on pacenotes. He is definitely quick given his short experience, but whether he can really improve on his consistency is another thing. I dont mind him being in the sport as long as he pays for it and doesn't take a seat from more promising drivers

Personally, I definitely hope he stays, but I feel he would probably benefit from some consistency; he's never had the same set of circumstances as the previous year. Same co-driver, rallies and, crucially, car, might be invaluable in learning how to be consistent in an actual event.