Robert Kubica Will Not Start 2012 Season

Polish Formula One star, Robert Kubica, will not be fit for the opening round of the 2012 Formula One season as he further recovers from his injuries sustained in a ferocious rally incident in February of this year, an accident that caused him to suffer partial amputation of his forearm and numerous fractures.

It has been the centre of Renault’s affairs for the entire 2011 season, whether Kubica will be fit to lead the team in 2012 or not. However today Kubica informed the team that he simply won’t be ready for the Australian Grand Prix in March 2012 thus forcing the team to look elsewhere for a replacement driver. Vitaly Petrov is confirmed with the team until at least the end of 2012, however it is the No. 2 seat that needs filling for next season, and there seems to be no end of drivers willing to jump in Kubica’s vacancy.

Currently the No. 2 spot is taken by Bruno Senna, nephew of the great Ayrton Senna, however 2011 GP2 Champion Romain Grosjean is also knocking on the proverbial door, trying to ignite his second chance in Formula 1 and it does look promising for the Frenchman who replaced the controversial Nelson Piquet Jr. at Renault in 2009 before being replaced by Vitaly Petrov.

Even though Robert Kubica won’t be on the grid for the beginning of the 2012 season, he has been promised a test car and that a dedicated crew will be waiting for him when he is finally ready to return to the track. There is even reports that Kubica’s management are currently holding talks with the Renault team about renewing his contract after 2012, thus canceling him out of an imminent switch to Ferrari in place of the fading Felipe Massa.

Robert Kubica has so far only won one race at the 2008 Canadian Grand Prix, a year after his shocking crash at the same track. Luckily for him and the whole F1 Paddock, Kubica came out of the car unscathed save for a sprained ankle and concussion which forced him to miss the next race, a certain Sebastian Vettel taking his place.

Hopefully Robert Kubica can return to the sport soon and add to his total of Grands Prix wins and who knows, he could even become the first Polish Formula One World Champion!