Kubica: A return to F1 “almost impossible”
At the beginning of the season, the possibility of Robert Kubica's return to F1 still seemed possible. But now, the Polish driver is no longer in the spotlight, and according to a respected journalist in the paddock, this means that a return to F1 for Kubica is no longer conceivable.
For over two months, no news has emerged about Robert Kubica’s health status and his possible preparation for a return to Formula 1. In early March, Jaime Alguersuari gave some discouraging updates regarding the possible return of the Polish driver.
For the record, Kubica was involved in a rally accident in early 2011 in Italy. Following the accident, the former Renault F1 driver suffered several fractures, notably to the hand and leg. In 2011, he underwent several surgeries and rehabilitation to try to return to Formula 1. But at the beginning of 2012, the Polish driver had a setback with his right tibia.
Late 2011, Lotus announced the signing of Romain Grosjean and Kimi Räikkönen, sidelining Kubica. Rumors spoke of a possible association with Scuderia Ferrari. The information had, of course, not been confirmed by Ferrari nor by Kubica’s camp.
In early March, shortly after Jaime Alguersuari’s statements, the Italian press reported more reassuring news, indicating that Kubica had returned to the wheel of a rally car. But since then, no news about the Polish driver’s recovery has surfaced in the press, and according to Roger Benoit, F1 correspondent for the Swiss newspaper Blick, this does not bode well.
Roger Benoit believes that the Polish driver’s career in Formula 1 is now almost certainly behind him: « Why did we stop talking about it? Because – unfortunately – a comeback is almost impossible. »
