Renault positive over Kubica recovery

[woof]

Renault said doctors consider the first phase of his recovery over and the Pole will now start heavy rehabilitation aimed at restoring the functionality of his hand.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/91315

Seems very unlikely he'll be back in a car this year. I wonder if he'll ever make it back to F1 after a year out ? Mind you Heidfield didn't drive in 2010. Equally I'm sure he's just happy (and very lucky) to be alive.

I would of put money on Kubica ended up at Ferrari in 2013/14 and a possible world champion.
Let's hope he can make it back at some point.

[jains15]

woof said:

I would of put money on Kubica ended up at Ferrari in 2013/14 and a possible world champion.
Let's hope he can make it back at some point.

Agree with all you wrote, F1 feels very different without him this year. it's cliche now to say "Imagine what he could have done with that Renault" but I do think it's a worthy sentiment.

WRT joining Ferrari, how will that work with Alonso? I can't imagine he'd be happy alongside one of the other 3/4 fastest guys on the grid...again. I would love to see Kubica become WDC, I think he deserves a great season. The spectacle of having him and Alonso at Ferrari would be a pretty epic one though.

[Scuffers]

it's very encouraging news considering how badly he was injured.


really hope he get's back in a car this year, even if it's just a test session.

Would be sorry to see him go to Ferrari, but that's only cause I really despise them and I like Kubica

[Henry Fiddleton]

I doubt he will have any kind of the pace he does when he gets back..I doubt F1 will be at his pace. But I would be more than happy if he proved me wrong.

[EDLT]

Henry Fiddleton said:

I doubt he will have any kind of the pace he does when he gets back..I doubt F1 will be at his pace. But I would be more than happy if he proved me wrong.

Why? He's had a massive crash before and he didn't slow down at all.

[egomeister]

EDLT said:

Why? He's had a massive crash before and he didn't slow down at all.

He walked out of hospital the next day after his Canada crash - severed limbs are a bit different! If I read the coverage right he's still working to get full functionality of his hand back, let alone the performance required to drive an F1 car competitively.

He has a long long way to go...

[Venom]

True, but let's not forget that Hakkinen nearly died in the McLaren before he came back and won his first WDC.

Different injuries, but anything is possible.

[Streps]

I think Hakkinen never really got over that crash.
When the physical healing is done,it's the mental ones that take time to heal.
He said himself it effected his motivation with the risk.

Lets hope Kubica will be back in F1 soon.