Formula One: Kubica to miss start of new season

SAO PAULO: Renault’s Robert Kubica will miss the start of the 2012 Formula One season after the Polish driver conceded that he will not have regained full fitness following a near-fatal accident in February. The 26-year-old was sidelined for the entire 2011 season after losing a huge amount of blood in a rally accident in Italy. Despite taking on an intensive training programme, Kubica doubts he will be ready for the start of the new season in March. “Even though I’ve been working very hard over the course of the last few weeks, I’m not yet certain that I’ll be ready for the 2012 season,” said Kubica.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 24^th, 2011.