Motorsport is always dangerous as we all know. Although the F1-cars have the fastest speed, GP-teams are very reluctant to give their drivers permission to drive anywhere else - especially in rally.
Robert Kubica's hard fate on Sunday morning ensured that in the future no F1-driver will get any special permissions to drive rally as a hobby anymore.
Kimi Räikkönen was priviledged during his last season in Ferrari and he got with the blessing of Luca di Montezemolo a car from Fiat so he could fit in a few rally races in the openings that the F1-calendar offered.
Kubica told me in 2009 that he envied Kimi because his fingers were also burning for rally but BMW didn't at that time have a car for it and they especially didn't want to give their driver permission to drive when the risks of injuries are so big.
When Kubica switched over to Renault he ensured that his contract gave him a special right to drive rallies whenever they wouldn't interefere with this working schedule in F1.
Kubica wasn't able to drive in Monte Carlo but it had nothing to do with a negative attitude from the F1-team, it was only because there was no four-wheeler for winter conditions at hand.
Therefore Kubica was delighted to grab the opportunity when there was a mini-rally in Italy between testing in Valencia and Jerez. The consequences were disastrous when Kubica's Skoda Fabia went out of his hands in full speed.
It will remain to be seen if the Polish star can drive again since eight years ago he broke the same elbow and could barely come back to the tracks again.
Renault is now in a need of a top class driver to replace their number 1 man. Vitali Petrov can't do that as can't any of the youngsters who are in reserve.
Last year Renault was luring Kimi Räikkönen in but instead of negotiations the project only seemed to get Petrov's supporters more generous. Now Räikkönen is dedicated only to his own private team ICE1 Racing in WRC and when Kimi has decided something there is nothing that can turn his head.
And I doubt that Renault either has the will to invest in so big driver markets that getting a replacement for a top name like Kubica would require.
Turun Sanomat
HEIKKI KULTA
Robert Kubica's hard fate on Sunday morning ensured that in the future no F1-driver will get any special permissions to drive rally as a hobby anymore.
Kimi Räikkönen was priviledged during his last season in Ferrari and he got with the blessing of Luca di Montezemolo a car from Fiat so he could fit in a few rally races in the openings that the F1-calendar offered.
Kubica told me in 2009 that he envied Kimi because his fingers were also burning for rally but BMW didn't at that time have a car for it and they especially didn't want to give their driver permission to drive when the risks of injuries are so big.
When Kubica switched over to Renault he ensured that his contract gave him a special right to drive rallies whenever they wouldn't interefere with this working schedule in F1.
Kubica wasn't able to drive in Monte Carlo but it had nothing to do with a negative attitude from the F1-team, it was only because there was no four-wheeler for winter conditions at hand.
Therefore Kubica was delighted to grab the opportunity when there was a mini-rally in Italy between testing in Valencia and Jerez. The consequences were disastrous when Kubica's Skoda Fabia went out of his hands in full speed.
It will remain to be seen if the Polish star can drive again since eight years ago he broke the same elbow and could barely come back to the tracks again.
Renault is now in a need of a top class driver to replace their number 1 man. Vitali Petrov can't do that as can't any of the youngsters who are in reserve.
Last year Renault was luring Kimi Räikkönen in but instead of negotiations the project only seemed to get Petrov's supporters more generous. Now Räikkönen is dedicated only to his own private team ICE1 Racing in WRC and when Kimi has decided something there is nothing that can turn his head.
And I doubt that Renault either has the will to invest in so big driver markets that getting a replacement for a top name like Kubica would require.
Turun Sanomat
HEIKKI KULTA
Courtesy: Nicole
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