circusf1.com - an italian f1 site, whos credibility i dont know of at all, are claiming that Kubica is to be ferraris test driver for 2012. this will apparently be announced as early as 3rd February, at the car launch of the 2012 car. to a lot of people that would fill the puzzle and explain the brakup with lotus and his doctor. wait and see i guess. this rumour im not that believing in, woby kubica2 - F1
f1 cars arent meant to be "attractive", they are an open cockpit car, whose shape is determined by aerodynamics and what will hopefully work best for the team on track. i bet if it won a race, everyone would love it. remember how ugly f1 cars appeared on the first day they showed us with the current configuration high and skinny rear wing? now everyone is used to them. look back at aby kubica2 - F1
i hate f1s culture of teams relying on pay drivers. there are so many better drivers that deserve a go in f1 then Senna, he hasnt shown any special talent at all. he is in the algesuari, buemi league, but has a faouse surname, which frank williams will no doubt talk about, as it was his car that ayrton died in.by kubica2 - F1
all this information already on polish websites, now confirmed on AUTOSPORT:by kubica2 - F1
broken leg wont extend rehabilitation period, says Kubia representitive and some moreby kubica2 - F1
Incident 2k9 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I don't mean to anger you with this following > question, but is this a reputable source. If > Polish media is anything like Spanish media... yes as one of the polish journalists has direct contact with kubicas manager. plys the quoted italian newspaper actually went to the hospital that kubica is iby kubica2 - F1
for those saying this is the end of kubicas career, please understand english newsagencies arent reporting correctly, heres some rough google translation from Polish Onet website: there you go, broken tibia, had a 2 hour surgery, will be out of hospital on tuesday, and will have about 1 month rehabilitation for this break, much smaller stabiliser in leg then previous break.by kubica2 - F1
I am waiting for the new year to hear about kubicas movements for next year. We still dont know what happened with Renault and how their relationship went to zero, if his contract expires at the end of this month we may hear more news soon, as any new contract with another team probably cant be discussed. It seems he has broke contact with Renault, and broken contact with his doctor overseeing hiby kubica2 - F1
some latest news from polish onet news website: 22nd December Riccardo Ceccarelli, doctor in charge of Kubicas rehabilitation confirms he has broken ties with Kubica (from omnicorse.it source). He again gives the opinion that he thinks Kubica will be back in 2012. The Polish website then speculates that Ferrari will take over his rehabilitation, as they say in Italian media a few days agoby kubica2 - F1
EC83 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > kubica2 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > EC83 Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > I really think the main thing holding > > Schumacher > > > back now is the car. If Mercedesby kubica2 - F1
you can tell the ability of the mercedes car quite easily that its about 4th best, by looking at qualifying laptimes, and especially sector times. rosberg managed to quite often get 7th which is the best after the top 3 cars. maybe schumacher is driving as good as ever just that rosberg is more talented now? thats another view that some might conclude, we will never know, but schumacher is farby kubica2 - F1
EC83 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I really think the main thing holding Schumacher > back now is the car. If Mercedes gave him a car > which was even the equivalent of the 2011 McLaren, > I think he'd subconsciously fire right up and we'd > see a further transformation in him. yeh, but does he deserve a go in a great car aheadby kubica2 - F1
i hope its true. in polish media they say his recovery is nearly complete, expected january/february. 10 days ago he had a stabiliser removed from his forearm and everything works just weak from immobility. also its been reported on polish sites that ted kravitz has the exclusive first interview for the world for bbc before the season begins, apparently to coincide with his rehabilitation completby kubica2 - F1
50.2 million % by about 5 million people = about $10 a year per person. or more realistically about $20 a year for the people that actually pay income tax. most tax paying people can afford that over 1 year, it is 40c a week, when many pay over $500 a week for rent and $100 a week for alcohol, and dine out at resteraunts every week. An easy way to make the money, is with the voluntary tax thatby kubica2 - F1
mortal Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > > For Aussies it's on 7mate today at 1.30pm EST i wont even waste my bandwidth, i see hunt in the preview picture, and he is hardly a great or a hero.by kubica2 - F1
i expected mclaren to be on pace again after the blown diffuser rules reverting to pre silverstone. but looks like they arent doing as good a job as ferrari anyway. or it could just be the alonso factor, and button and hamilton fading.by kubica2 - F1
Slash Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > i don't want to bring anything negative, i kept > avoiding this thread because i never wanted to > express my feeling on this topic, but imho, if > Kubica can sit in the car is only one part of the > puzzle, the hand is a very important part of every > driver speed, or probably the most... it'by kubica2 - F1
yes, well they all could have lost 0.1% performance last year when operating f-ducts. Kubica has real talent which not every driver on the grid has. theres a reason Button is consistently .3 of a second per lap behind hamilton in qualifying and in races nearly every race - talent, or lack of, some drivers just do not have as much speed as others. I think kubica can do it. hes had bad accidents bby kubica2 - F1
flat tyre Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I think we'll just have to wait and see, but I'm > looking forward to it. I think that this is the > one of the closest engines from history that you > could find: a 710bhp Honda V6 1.5 turbo, revving > up to 14000rpm, with turbo limited to 2.5 bar. > Listen to when he floors it on the exby kubica2 - F1
Ricciardos Silverstone performance = -1 for the priviledged class! Ricciardo did no better then Senna ever did at HRT, infact it was probably the worst rookie first race by any f1 driver in the last 15 years. over a minute behind his teammate. Affording the best car in gokarts and junior formulae and then having the richest sponsors does not mean you are a great talent. First time not racingby kubica2 - F1
my father had a mildly similar accident to the hand (not a racing accident, a workplace accident with machinery) in the 70s in Poland. it was different medical practices back then, but similar repair times for torn muscles, ligiments and nerves to regain control, he was attending rehab 3 times a week. he hardly had any feeling in his hand for a whole year, he only regained about 70% feeling, butby kubica2 - F1
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LeeBeau Wrote: > oh trust me i think he sucks and should not be in > f1 but atleast he's got SOMEthing on vettel so > he's not that bad. shows you are a lame f1 fan that doesnt appreciate driver talent at all. webber may be having a hard time now compared to his teammate (first time in his f1 career actually, and coincidently when he is having many mechanical problems wby kubica2 - F1
this is it, finally some photos and video of kubica after his crash. lets not forget he lost about 5 litres of blood and nearly died, so dont be shocked by what you see. video on this page: 27 photos here: kubicas mangled arm: It seems he is due for another operation, to remove some growths that have occured on his arm. looks to me like he is doing very well for the seriousby kubica2 - F1
gav Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'd argue we still only have 3 drivers (Vettel, > Lewis and Alonso). Kubica we think is capable of > great things, but he's never really had pressure > in a seat and has only won one race, which was > gifted to him by team-orders after all the other > contenders had retired. thats a prettby kubica2 - F1
just some more news on kubica. on sunday his condition got worse after the 9 hour friday operation, but getting better now, but has had to stay longer then expected in intensive therapy. Webber also visited him in hospital. also it looks like he lost about as much blood as Alex Zanardi in his horror crash in 2001. Kubica is much luckier but. he had 3 blood transfusions before the first operation,by kubica2 - F1
heres your so called bait: Renault team doctor says if kubica had taken another 15 minutes to arrive to the hospital he would have died from blood loss. Kubicas manager Daniele Morelli says kubicas season is lost this one discusses how Kubica arrived in hospital in critical condition, and how they had to spot internal bleeding to save his life before operating on his arm. was firsby kubica2 - F1
gav Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > but gav, its too late for your words, you spoke > way too soon in an arrogant arsehole voice > declaring its just an everyday injury without > knowing the facts. you didnt know the facts then > and you probably still dont now or dont care, but > your words were what was disrespectful. > >by kubica2 - F1
gav and morbid, do your own research. there are videos on polish websites with interviews from the doctors in the hospital which discuss it all. check onet.pl, and babelfish translate it if you cant read it. but gav, its too late for your words, you spoke way too soon in an arrogant arsehole voice declaring its just an everyday injury without knowing the facts. you didnt know the facts then and yby kubica2 - F1
with regards to the other thread where disrespectful people thought it was 'just a basic hand injury' they dont realise that kubica lost 5 litres of blood, and had 3 blood tranfusions before the 7 hour operation to reattach the crushed foream, which already is smashed up from a 2003 accident and has 20 titanium bolts in it. there was more blood transfusions during the operation. his armby kubica2 - F1