F1 vs Rally

[grum]

F1 drivers can't rally, when will they learn

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/9388940.stm

[RS_Fiesta]

Yeah have said this for years lol,like my sig says on RSOC BB:
Racing/trackdays for girls,anyone can drive round a track with the same bends lap after lap!!!

[alancdavis]

Everone to there own,,,,lets wish him a full recovery

[grum]

aye,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uwo7yeUPJVk

[Craig NZ]

Does anyone actually know how his car came to look like that on a touring stage??
Must've been going hard

[RS2000CUSTOM]

Does anyone actually know how his car came to look like that on a touring stage??
Must've been going hard

Ended up in the crash barrier - ouch !

[Tim]

the crash barried went through the bulkhead

[graham John]

Robert Kubica's F1 career at risk after rally crash


The wrecked rally car of F1 driver Robert Kubica is towed away


Robert Kubica's Formula 1 career is under threat after his right hand was partially severed in a high-speed rally crash in Italy on Sunday. He also suffered arm and leg fractures after his car hit a church wall.
Kubica, who drives for the British-based Renault F1 team, had seven hours of surgery after he was airlifted to a hospital near Genoa.
The 26-year-old Pole looks likely to miss the entire 2011 season, which starts in Bahrain on 13 March.
Initial reports suggested he was in danger of losing his hand, although those fears were later played down.
However, Professor Mario Igor Rossello, a specialist surgeon involved in the lengthy operation, said that it was too early to accurately assess the long-term implications of his injuries.
Rossello told reporters he was "moderately satisfied" with the operation to rebuild the hand, but said that it would be several days before doctors could determine whether the hand would be "able to return to full function".
He added: "The danger is, in five-seven days you can have vascular problems, and we could do surgery again to solve these problems."
When asked what the best prognosis for recovery would be, Rossello replied: "One year. One year is the best provision."
The doctor said he expected the driver to recover "enough functionality for him to resume his activity."





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[Quartz]

Hand partially severed, don't even want to know how that feels. I wish him a full and speedy recovery. Would be pretty crap if his hand would have to be amputated.

[///Col-Col\\\]

never a good thing to happen.like to see them trying to convert from the dark side and try their hand at a proper motorsport good luck with a speedy recovery

[grum]

i did wonder when they said his right side had the injuries, obviously being a left hand drive car, you'd have thought his left side, nearest the door would have taken the battering, but in the video it shows a huge hole in the engine bay baulkhead not nice at all - good that the ops went ok

[graham John]

[john foster]

very unlucky, most serious accidents drivers walk away from...

[graham John]

Robert Kubica's Renault team say his condition remains "good" and he is due to have a final operation on Wednesday to repair his remaining injuries. The Polish driver suffered multiple fractures and a partially severed right hand in a rally crash eight days ago.
Surgeons have repaired his hand and on Friday they operated on fractures in his right arm and leg. The remaining surgery is to repair his injured elbow.
Renault said he would stay in intensive care until his final operation.
A team statement on Monday read: "The latest update on Robert is that his condition remains positive.
"He will stay in intensive care for the next couple of days to allow a complete check-up and to avoid another change of department before his final operation.
"His good general condition means that the final surgery (on the elbow) is scheduled for Wednesday."
KUBICA STATS & FACTS

Team: Renault
Former team: BMW Sauber
Team-mate: Vitaly Petrov
Nationality: Polish
Born: 7/12/1984, Krakow
F1 GP debut: Hungary 2006


Renault's statement followed reports that Kubica's girlfriend had told a Polish television station that his physical and psychological condition had worsened.
The team described the report as "wrong".
Kubica, 26, who finished eighth in the 2010 drivers' table, underwent seven hours of surgery to save his hand after crashing his Skoda Fabia against a church wall.
On Friday, he underwent a further nine hours of surgery to rebuild his foot, shoulder and the inner part of his elbow.
He is being treated at the Santa Corona Hospital, 35 miles south-west of Genoa, one of the country's leading trauma care units.
Kubica is expected to miss the entire 2011 season, but he told Gazzetta dello Sport on Friday that he was aiming to return to F1 before the end of the year.
Renault are expected to name his former BMW Sauber team-mate Nick Heidfeld as his stand-in this week.


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