Robert Kubica thread

[Jarek Z]

I'm sure they are working on another good plan for the next year.

Let's hope for the best!

[AL14]

If you see these numbers:
- last match Poland vs Ireland 2-1 - 50 000 viewers on he stadium, 10 000 000 (!) viewers in front of TV screens
- last rally won by Kajto (Acropolis) - 1609 viewers of Kajto's YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/KajtoPl)
then the interest in rallying looks miserable.

Although I fully understand what you mean and I agree with your concern I would not quantify an investment in this way. I'm pretty sure they also are not doing it.
They do not compare sports audience quantity but the outcomes in relation with investment (otherwise everyone would be putting their money only on football leaving all the other sports alone). In motorsport they have a more little audience but it is not broad like the football one. It is a completely different investment because the public in motorsport is a bit more "near" the purchase action, it is already a "selected" public while in football it is not.

Let's hope they will remain though, they sponsor rally Poland and two polish driver. It's important to have your country so committed in rally world.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

I hope Kubica and LOTOS stay in the WRC ...

If only because its the only current WRC skin I have for DiRT !!

[pantealex]

I hope Kubica and LOTOS stay in the WRC ...

If only because its the only current WRC skin I have for DiRT !!

Old fiesta!
or is that only for beginning of season?

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Old fiesta!
or is that only for beginning of season?

Yes its the Monte Carlo 2015 car ...

I've also found this skin - Prokop:



Great the eastern European fans creating these Fiesta liveries for DiRT ... pity there's none for the M-Sport team !

[thuGG]

Some quotes from inteview in Polish (fast translation by me, so sorry for all mistakes):

I just said, there is a strong chance I won't do full season (next year). I preciselly said that I'd be surprised if I do full season next year. There is nothing strange about it. I don't know how many rallies I'll do and how my program will look like. I want to change few things though.
My program will strongly depend on budget. I'm a private driver for small private team and rallying is expensive sport. Everyone, including me, would like to see me fighting at the top, but to do that we need all the tools. OK, I learned a lot last few years and I improved a lot as a driver, but there is need for the whole package.
It's not like I'm blaming the budget and what we have for it. However, it would be easier if this engagement (sponsor?) was bigger. On the other hand, I understood that for a private team it's better to do less rallies, but be better prepared for them, not rushing and chasing time all the time trying to do all the rounds. Better to concentrate on quality than quantity. You can't fight if for example last time you drove on gravel was 3 months ago, and that's the situation now (before Spain). How can you fight with the best in that situation?
I have very good partners. Many people like seeing me in WRC, but they have to thank my sponsors. Without them I wouldn't be here. Without them, in 2013, I wouldn't start my rallying, let's call it career in WRC. The reality is that we compete against factory teams having way smaller potential. That's motorsport. You can come closer, but not enough. And these last steps demand not only bigger budget but also more attention and care about small details and perfection. That's why I'm saying that if I stay in WRC, it's going to be better to do less rallies, but prepare for them properly.
Thanfully rallies are not the only option for next year. We will see...

To me it looks like he will stay as privateer, he will probably drop all overseas rallies in favor to more testing. Maybe he will mix some racing with all this.
Definetly looks like he won't leave rallying.

[maciotacio]

This weekend brings us two really good intervierws about Bobby. First one is with David Evand, and the second one with Colin Clark. It's really worth to take some time and read it, but unfortunately it's only in Polish. Don't know whether google translate can handle this.

http://sportowefakty.wp.pl/rajdy-sam...awdziwa-szanse
http://www.sport.pl/moto/1,64997,190...ta-kubicy.html

[Simmi]

Seeing him again this weekend in Spain just reinforced what I think about Kubica.

Every time you see him come through a stage he is either extremely quick or he is very spectacular. Often both at the same time.

It's easy to sit in a darkened room and criticize - but I think for anyone who has witnessed him in a rally car there is no way you'd want a guy like that to leave the WRC.

[Quad]

Kubica trough chicane
https://www.facebook.com/BPSRacingOf...1461075881352/

His braking skill is insane

[denkimi]

Kubica trough chicane
https://www.facebook.com/BPSRacingOf...1461075881352/

His braking skill is insane

no, he just brakes too late as usual. only this time he just destroyed part of his tyres and not the rest of the car.