Ferrari eyes Kubica for possible 2013 seat - rumour.
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Ferrari has expressed interest in linking up with Robert Kubica once the Pole is ready to return to F1, according to reports.
The rumours follow speculation his relationship with Renault might be coming to an end, with the existing contract set to run out and the Lotus-sponsored team likely to pick between Vitaly Petrov, Romain Grosjean and Bruno Senna at least for its initial 2012 line-up.
At the same time, there are other rumours, including that Eric Boullier has not spoken to Kubica for weeks, and that the 26-year-old driver might need yet another wrist operation.
"He has broken off most of his contacts, even to the Polish journalists," a source told Germany's Auto Motor und Sport.
At the same time, it is being reported that Ferrari might be interested in assessing Kubica next year with an eye to installing him as Felipe Massa's successor beyond 2012.
"It is all highly speculative at the moment," read the report in Auto Motor und Sport. "Nobody can say today that Kubica will ever go back to his old level of performance.
"His stock will only rise again when he turns competitive laptimes in a Formula One car. And if he shows that he can be his old self again, he will open many doors - not just at Ferrari."
The rumours follow speculation his relationship with Renault might be coming to an end, with the existing contract set to run out and the Lotus-sponsored team likely to pick between Vitaly Petrov, Romain Grosjean and Bruno Senna at least for its initial 2012 line-up.
At the same time, there are other rumours, including that Eric Boullier has not spoken to Kubica for weeks, and that the 26-year-old driver might need yet another wrist operation.
"He has broken off most of his contacts, even to the Polish journalists," a source told Germany's Auto Motor und Sport.
At the same time, it is being reported that Ferrari might be interested in assessing Kubica next year with an eye to installing him as Felipe Massa's successor beyond 2012.
"It is all highly speculative at the moment," read the report in Auto Motor und Sport. "Nobody can say today that Kubica will ever go back to his old level of performance.
"His stock will only rise again when he turns competitive laptimes in a Formula One car. And if he shows that he can be his old self again, he will open many doors - not just at Ferrari."
woof said:
Sadly I've always suspected that. Physically and mentally there's been no sign that he's anywhere close to even driving a road still. But he has his life and hopefully a few quid in the bank
Sadly, +1.Massa, Schumacher and others show how difficult it is, even if you are of exceptional talent, to be away for a prolonged time and come back and be competitive. If you've had an accident as severe as Kubica had, I just don't see it happening - and even if he makes it, to be close to his former self and make it worthwhile. I also think the importance of the speed of the car (over the ability of the driver) makes it less likely to have a driver like Kubica still shine after such a setback.
RESSE said:
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At the same time, there are other rumours, including that Eric Boullier has not spoken to Kubica for weeks, and that the 26-year-old driver might need yet another wrist operation.
"He has broken off most of his contacts, even to the Polish journalists," a source told Germany's Auto Motor und Sport.
It's true, you don't hear anything about him in the media. If he was even close to coming back and testing an F1 car, which he was pencilled in for a few weeks ago, then it would be everywhere; The Comeback Kid.At the same time, there are other rumours, including that Eric Boullier has not spoken to Kubica for weeks, and that the 26-year-old driver might need yet another wrist operation.
"He has broken off most of his contacts, even to the Polish journalists," a source told Germany's Auto Motor und Sport.
I don't have high hopes anymore
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