Kubica back in an F1 car
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He's slower than stroll but this is only the 2nd time (I think?) he has driven that car whereas stroll has had a year in it plus a load of laps at that circuit from the weekend just gone.
Add to that, Williams will probably want to keep outside expectations low maybe with high fuel runs or hard tyres so that Kubica doesn't set very quick times (Even if when adjusted, they are actually quick) to temper opinion.
He's not 4 seconds off or anything which I think most people considering a driver with a crippled arm might expect. That he's doing reasonable times I think is still a really impressive feat.
I'd love to see a fly on the wall documentary on his recovery and return
Add to that, Williams will probably want to keep outside expectations low maybe with high fuel runs or hard tyres so that Kubica doesn't set very quick times (Even if when adjusted, they are actually quick) to temper opinion.
He's not 4 seconds off or anything which I think most people considering a driver with a crippled arm might expect. That he's doing reasonable times I think is still a really impressive feat.
I'd love to see a fly on the wall documentary on his recovery and return
Mr_Thyroid said:
OK we don't know the fuel loads or setups but how close to Stroll was Di Resta in the handfull of laps he got in qualifying? (the answer is 7 tenths, and 4 tenths in the race). Kubica did 100 laps.
Are you sure you wanted to retire Felipe?
Are you sure you have enough information to make that observation?Are you sure you wanted to retire Felipe?
skinny said:
He's slower than stroll but this is only the 2nd time (I think?) he has driven that car whereas stroll has had a year in it plus a load of laps at that circuit from the weekend just gone.
Add to that, Williams will probably want to keep outside expectations low maybe with high fuel runs or hard tyres so that Kubica doesn't set very quick times (Even if when adjusted, they are actually quick) to temper opinion.
He's not 4 seconds off or anything which I think most people considering a driver with a crippled arm might expect. That he's doing reasonable times I think is still a really impressive feat.
We'll probably never know how Kubica will stack up against his immediate competition until Aus 2018 but I fully expect him to be within a few tenths of where he needs to be tomorrow. At this stage I'd be far more interested in whether he can get the tyres in the window without too much difficulty, manage the car and lap consistently. Add to that, Williams will probably want to keep outside expectations low maybe with high fuel runs or hard tyres so that Kubica doesn't set very quick times (Even if when adjusted, they are actually quick) to temper opinion.
He's not 4 seconds off or anything which I think most people considering a driver with a crippled arm might expect. That he's doing reasonable times I think is still a really impressive feat.
If he'd binned it in the pit exit I'd be concerned- but Robert now has three race distances under his belt in two different 2017 spec cars. His injury is clearly not much of an impediment.
ronmac7 said:
Is Kubica going to be able to get himself out of the car in the required time in event of an incident, bearing in mind it will have the halo in place next season. That must be doubtful as current drivers without his arm disability seem to be struggling to make the time. ?.
He had to do the mandatory 'get out of the car in x seconds' test before he could drive itcuprabob said:
I wonder if when Rob Smedley pops into his local pub if he get punters coming up to him asking him "have you thought about xxxx?" 
Probably. I have found some of the senior F1 team (non-driver) members being very willing to explain concepts and ideas from first principles in a very nice and non-condescending manner.Most of the drivers I have met have been very engaging to naive questions, though that may be because they mostly have egos the size of a planet and are then the centre of attention.
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