Pole posts Renault's best time of test on first appearance in 2017 car; 32-year-old's first public F1 comeback since 2011 rally crash
Tuesday 8 August 2017 15:19, UK
Robert Kubica posted Renault's best time of the Hungary Test on the second morning as he impressed on his first appearance in a 2017 car.
Six years after suffering a partially severed right arm in a horrific rallying accident in Italy, Kubica returned to F1 action at the start of June when he drove a 2012 Renault car at Valencia for a behind-closed-doors test with his old team.
The Pole completed 115 laps, more than a grand prix distance, and has told Sky Sports he would like to step up his return with a view to a full comeback.
Speaking in an exclusive Sky interview via Skype, Kubica said: "For sure it's kind of a new start for me. I don't know what it will bring, but definitely it's a nice feeling to know I can drive an F1 car after such a difficult period and having my limitations.
"To know I can drive the car and I can drive the car on good pace and I can drive the car for an entire grand prix distance is something which makes me happy and proud.
"Once I have done this test I would like to test more. It doesn't depend only on my side, but I will keep working and hopefully one day I will have a chance to go forward and step-by-step maybe have [a] proper comeback."
Six years after suffering a partially severed right arm in a horrific rallying accident in Italy, Kubica returned to F1 action at the start of June when he drove a 2012 Renault car at Valencia for a behind-closed-doors test with his old team.
The Pole completed 115 laps, more than a grand prix distance, and has told Sky Sports he would like to step up his return with a view to a full comeback.
Speaking in an exclusive Sky interview via Skype, Kubica said: "For sure it's kind of a new start for me. I don't know what it will bring, but definitely it's a nice feeling to know I can drive an F1 car after such a difficult period and having my limitations.
"To know I can drive the car and I can drive the car on good pace and I can drive the car for an entire grand prix distance is something which makes me happy and proud.
"Once I have done this test I would like to test more. It doesn't depend only on my side, but I will keep working and hopefully one day I will have a chance to go forward and step-by-step maybe have [a] proper comeback."
