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Post by susieq on Feb 6, 2011 12:13:48 GMT
Robert Kubica, has been seriously injured while competing in a rally in Italy. He has reportedly suffered fractures to his left arm and left leg after hitting a wall.
I heard one report that stated he has broken his wrist in 2 places.
Here's to a speedy recover.
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Post by WickedPlans on Feb 6, 2011 12:17:28 GMT
I wish him well. It will be a real loss to the F1 season if he is unable to race.
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Post by susieq on Feb 6, 2011 12:20:40 GMT
The BBC are reporting
It looks unlikely he will be ready for the new Formula 1 season, which starts on 13 March in Bahrain.
Kubica's injuries are not thought to be life-threatening, but following surgery in 2003 after a serious road accident as a passenger that left him with titanium bolts in his arm, there will be doubts about his ability to continue in the sport."
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Post by digital_F1 on Feb 6, 2011 13:34:08 GMT
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Post by starlightmuse on Feb 6, 2011 18:19:49 GMT
very sad hope he recovers well  |
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Post by susieq on Feb 7, 2011 1:25:54 GMT
it's now reported his hand was partially severed. Poor guy. I hope the surgery has put him back together without complications.
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Post by blacktulip on Feb 7, 2011 9:55:54 GMT
Official from Team ..... taken from ITV sport
Robert Kubica has undergone surgery in Italy after sustaining multiple fractures to his right arm, leg and hand following a high-speed accident while competing in a rally in Italy, his Lotus Renault team has now confirmed.
The Polish driver was airlifted to hospital near Genoa this morning after reportedly crashing into the wall of a church while on his way to the start of the Ronde di Andora Rally he was meant to be competing in this weekend.
On Sunday afternoon his Renault team released a second statement in which it confirmed that after undergoing extensive medical checks on his arrival at the Santa Corona hospital in Pietra Ligure it had emerged Kubica had sustained multiple fractures and was now being operated on.
It had already been confirmed that Kubica’s co-driver Jakub Gerber had escaped from the accident unharmed.
The confirmation of Kubica’s injuries would appear to almost certainly rule him out of the early stages of the new Formula 1 season, given the campaign starts in just over a month’s time in Bahrain.
Kubica, who got his and Renault’s pre-season programme off to an encouraging start when he set the pace in Valencia earlier this week, was due to resume F1 testing duties in Jerez on Saturday, but the team will now have to draft in a replacement to share duties with the inexperienced Vitaly Petrov.
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Post by blacktulip on Feb 7, 2011 12:17:16 GMT
ITV Sport latest
Robert Kubica is in a “stable but serious” condition in hospital in Italy after undergoing a seven-hour operation on his injuries on Sunday.
The Polish driver sustained multiple fractures to his right arm, leg and hand following a high-speed crash into a church wall during his appearance in the Ronda de Andora rally.
Releasing an update on its driver's situation late on Sunday night, his Lotus Renault team confirmed that Kubica had also suffered severe cuts to his right forearm, which could have an impact on the hand’s mobility, said that the 26-year-old had been put into an induced coma following the operation.
He could be woken up this morning.
Hand surgery specialist Professor Mario Igor Rossello, who operated on Kubica at the Santa Corona Hospital in Pietra Ligure, said had had been “encouraged” by progress aimed at restoring the functionality of the Pole’s right hand.
“It has been a very important and difficult operation,” Rossello said in a statement.
“Robert Kubica's right forearm was cut in two places, with significant lesions to the bones and the tendons.
“We did our best to rebuild the functions of the forearm.
“It took seven doctors, split into two teams and a total of seven hours to complete the operation.
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Post by blacktulip on Feb 7, 2011 12:20:03 GMT
This is the latest from Yahoo Sport
While the irony may be lost on some, whispers are already beginning to suggest that Kimi Raikkonen, who abandoned F1 for rallying, may be at the top of the list of potential replacements for the injured Robert Kubica.
The Pole was indulging his love of rallying when he crashed heavily in Sunday's Ronda di Andora event in Italy, suffering potentially career-ending injuries to his right hand, arm and leg. Although initial prognoses following seven hours of surgery are more promising, with the hand apparently saved from possible amputation, it is unlikely that Kubica will be able to race this season, ending hopes that he may return to the top of the podium with the promising R31.
While Lotus Renault has myriad options on its substitutes bench - headed by former Renault pilot Romain Grosjean and erstwhile HRT driver Bruno Senna - it may decide that none are suitable replacements for the experienced Kubica, particularly with Vitaly Petrov's single year in the top flight behind the wheel of the second entry. Instead, there are several veterans without confirmed seats for 2011, including Nick Heidfeld and Pedro de la Rosa, who both completed part seasons last year and supplemented their track time with test outings for Pirelli.
There is one other name being bandied about, however, and it has already been linked to a possible Renault role in both 2010 and 2011. Kimi Raikkonen's second season in the World Rally Championship was briefly cast into doubt before Petrov was confirmed as Kubica's team-mate, with the Finn apparently considering a return to F1. However, amid denials and criticism on both sides, the 2007 world champion inked a deal to contest ten of this year's 13 WRC rounds, with an option to add the remaining three to his Citroen campaign.
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Post by susieq on Feb 7, 2011 22:12:23 GMT
Formula1.com are reporting Kubica was awake and able to move his fingers :-)
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Post by blacktulip on Feb 8, 2011 8:22:25 GMT
Renault says Robert Kubica’s general condition improved on Monday after he was able to move his fingers following surgery on the serious injuries he suffered in his rallying accident in Italy on Sunday.
The Pole was put into an induced coma on Sunday following a seven-hour operation at a hospital near Genoa after he was found to have partially severed his right hand and sustained fractures to his right arm and leg in a crash while competing in an Italian rally that morning.
Renault released its latest statement providing an update on Kubica on Monday afternoon and said that the 26-year-old had briefly woken up in the morning and was able to talk to relatives, as well as the encouraging news that he moved his fingers.
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Post by blacktulip on Feb 9, 2011 12:40:49 GMT
Eric Boullier says Renault will most likely turn to an experienced driver to stand in for Robert Kubica while the Pole recovers from his serious injuries, with Nick Heidfeld, Tonio Liuzzi and Bruno Senna emerging as the lead candidates.
Kubica, the Lotus-backed Renault team’s lead driver, remains in intensive care at a the Santa Corona hospital near Genoa following his high-speed rallying accident on Sunday but has been responding well to treatment since undergoing surgery on his damaged forearm and partially severed right hand in the hours after the crash.
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Post by blacktulip on Feb 10, 2011 12:01:53 GMT
Nick Heidfeld will get a chance to stake his claim to be Lotus Renault’s stand-in for the injured Robert Kubica at the Jerez test later this week, the team has confirmed.
The highly experienced German, who partnered Kubica at BMW Sauber in 2006-2009 and is currently without a drive, had been named as one of three drivers on the team’s initial shortlist to replace its Polish lead driver, along with Tonio Liuzzi and Bruno Senna.
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Post by blacktulip on Feb 12, 2011 7:51:23 GMT
Robert Kubica has declared that he is determined to be back in Formula 1 this season - and that he expects to be an even better driver from he returns from his current injury lay-off.
The Renault driver suffered horrendous injuries - including multiple fractures and terrible damage to his right hand - when he crashed while competing on a rally in Italy last Sunday.
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