Kubica to drive for Renault at Hungary in-season test

Published on 24 Jul 2017 10:24

By: Fergal Walsh

Renault F1 team has confirmed that Robert Kubica will test for them at the second in-season test of the year at the Hungaroring, following the Hungarian Grand Prix next weekend. The Pole will be getting his first taste of a hybrid F1 car as he targets a return to motorsport's pinnacle.

Kubica was forced to pull out of the 2011 season due to a major injury suffered while rallying. Last month, he drove an F1 car for the first time in five years, taking part in a private test for Renault at Valencia, clocking up 115 laps.

Hungary will host the second in-season test, which will take place on the Tuesday and Wednesday following the race around the same track. Cyril Abiteboul, managing director of the team, admitted that the test will be a true indication of whether or not he is capable of a full-time return.

"The first two days of testing allowed both Robert and ourselves to gather a great amount of information," said Abiteboul. "The upcoming session with the R.S.17 at the Hungaroring will allow us all to obtain detailed and precise data in a current car and representative conditions.

"After this test, we will carefully analyse the collected information to determine in what conditions it would be possible for Robert to return to competition in the upcoming years," he concluded.

Fergal Walsh

f1fan0101

Posts: 1,804

He could be coming back!

1
Jul 24 2017 - 10:45

F1 News Renault

Replies (10)

f1fan0101

Posts: 1,804
He could be coming back!
- + 1
- Jul 24 2017 - 10:45
talktohenry

Posts: 362
I think he won't have the strength for the new cars, and he looks like he's doesn't look very fit and healthy generally. I think Renault harping back to days long gone for RK, but I hope I am proved wrong....good luck to him.
- + 1
- Jul 24 2017 - 10:47
- Barron
  
  Posts: 625
  Yes I agree. They never show his right arm in photos and I've always wondered why. I can't see how he would have the strength required even with power steering those wide front slicks are a handful, but like others say, if he can do it, it would be an amazing come back..
  + 0
  
  Jul 24 2017 - 11:51
- NEXT SPARE VAMP
  
  Posts: 1,874
  "he looks like he's doesn't look very fit and healthy generally"
  
  Have you seen any recent pictures or video footage?
  + 0
  
  Jul 24 2017 - 11:52
- DutchTreath
  
  Posts: 5,058
  Whit Zanardi the didn't show his legs to much eather. That's no reason at all. And please don't forget he drove a F1 car already for 193 laps with no problems at all. The generation 2017 F1 cars you can compare with the 2012 cars, with the only difference that they have more G- force in the corners, so that only need a good physical for the neck and body, and has nothing to do with his arm in general. I think he will perform great in the new car. I have no doubt about that.
  + 0
  
  Jul 24 2017 - 13:53
- mhejjas
  
  Posts: 3
  My guess is that Renault probably investigated this issue thoroughly. They had to, because testing possibilities are seriously limited, so it would be a huge handicap for the team to waste a full test on a driver who won't be able to race eventually. I'm biased though, because I'd love to see him racing again.
  + 0
  
  Jul 26 2017 - 16:28
juju_hound

Posts: 180
I don't know how old is this photo
http://jastrzabpost.pl/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/DBO8M8QXUAEVys9.jpg
- + 0
- Jul 24 2017 - 13:40
juju_hound

Posts: 180
Another one
http://img4.dmty.pl/uploads/comments/870f/870f1439a9e387847cb73e1c038cb06a.jpeg
- + 0
- Jul 24 2017 - 13:42
- calle.itw
  
  Posts: 8,527
  According to the image information, it was last edited in June 2017, meaning it could very well be a recent picture. But either, that arm isnt very functional anyway, sadly.
  + 0
  
  Jul 24 2017 - 18:14
boudy

Posts: 1,168
If he's fast why not. Good luck to him.
- + 0
- Jul 24 2017 - 14:16

Total queries: 4
Total time: 0.49143195152283
time	sincestart	caller	annotate	bt	desc
	0.000465				instantiate query log (0Q - total module time: 0.00063300s)	""
	0.001101				boot (0Q - total module time: 0.00011706s)	""
	0.001222				translation-init (1Q - total module time: 0.00101495s)	""
0.00023794	0.001989	/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/index.php		/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/vendor/doctrine/dbal/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Statement.php:189(stopQuery) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Repository/Redirect.php:105(execute) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Entities/Redirect.php:112(findByOrigin) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Services/Redirects.php:108(getRedirectOrFalse) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Router.php:115(checkForDBRedirects) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/website.php:260(execute) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/index.php:11(require_once)	SELECT redirects.id, redirects.origin, redirects.referer FROM redirects WHERE redirects.origin = :origin ORDER BY id	{"origin":"\/en\/news\/f1\/229345\/kubica-to-drive-for-renault-at-hungary-in-season-test"}
	0.002241				controller::news/f1/229345/kubica-to-drive-for-renault-at-hungary-in-season-test (2Q - total module time: 0.40993786s)	""
0.00661206	0.002909	/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Controllers/News.php		/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/vendor/doctrine/dbal/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Statement.php:189(stopQuery) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Repository/Article.php:389(execute) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Controllers/News.php:127(findNextArticle) {"function":"F1T\\Controllers\\{closure}","class":"F1T\\Controllers\\News","object":{"current_page":"news"},"type":"->","args":[]} /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Services/Cache.php:144(call_user_func) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Controllers/News.php:158(lazyFetch) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Controllers/News.php:47(action_Index) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Router.php:269(dispatch) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Router.php:195(_load) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/website.php:260(execute) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/index.php:11(require_once)	SELECT Articles.ArticleId AS ArticleId, Articles.RewriteUrl AS RewriteUrl, Articles.ArticleType as ArticleType, Articles.Category as Category, Articles.cntnlang AS cntnlang, RacingSeries.RewriteUrl AS RacingSeriesRewriteUrl FROM Articles INNER JOIN RacingSeries ON Articles.RacingSerieId = RacingSeries.RacingSerieId WHERE Articles.cntnlang = :siteLang AND Articles.SiteId = :siteId AND Articles.Activated = 1 AND Articles.PublishDate < :publishDate AND Articles.ArticleType IN (:param0, :param1, :param2) AND Articles.ArticleId > :articleId ORDER BY Articles.ArticleId ASC LIMIT 1	{"siteLang":"en","siteId":"1","publishDate":"2026-02-05 21:10:00","articleId":229345,":param0":"Nieuws",":param1":"LiveRaceReport",":param2":"Liveblog"}
0.31250286	0.009566	/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Controllers/News.php		/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/vendor/doctrine/dbal/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Statement.php:189(stopQuery) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Repository/Article.php:318(execute) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Controllers/News.php:128(findPrevArticle) {"function":"F1T\\Controllers\\{closure}","class":"F1T\\Controllers\\News","object":{"current_page":"news"},"type":"->","args":[]} /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Services/Cache.php:144(call_user_func) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Controllers/News.php:158(lazyFetch) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Controllers/News.php:47(action_Index) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Router.php:269(dispatch) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Router.php:195(_load) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/website.php:260(execute) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/index.php:11(require_once)	SELECT Articles.ArticleId AS ArticleId, Articles.RewriteUrl AS RewriteUrl, Articles.ArticleType as ArticleType, Articles.Category as Category, Articles.cntnlang AS cntnlang, RacingSeries.RewriteUrl AS RacingSeriesRewriteUrl FROM Articles INNER JOIN RacingSeries ON Articles.RacingSerieId = RacingSeries.RacingSerieId WHERE Articles.cntnlang = :siteLang AND Articles.SiteId = :siteId AND Articles.Activated = 1 AND Articles.PublishDate < :publishDate AND Articles.ArticleType IN (:param0, :param1, :param2) AND Articles.ArticleId < :articleId ORDER BY Articles.ArticleId DESC LIMIT 1	{"siteLang":"en","siteId":"1","publishDate":"2026-02-05 21:10:00","articleId":229345,":param0":"Nieuws",":param1":"LiveRaceReport",":param2":"Liveblog"}
	0.412183		cacheAble: yes		module:News\Result (0Q - total module time: 0.00043511s)	""
	0.412622		cacheAble: yes		module:News\Photos (0Q - total module time: 0.00011516s)	""
	0.412739		cacheAble: yes		module:News\Trending (0Q - total module time: 0.00010300s)	""
	0.412846		cacheAble: yes		module:News\Reply (1Q - total module time: 0.07495093s)	""
0.06937099	0.413411	/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Repository/CommentVotes.php		/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/vendor/doctrine/dbal/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Connection.php:1323(stopQuery) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/vendor/doctrine/orm/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/Exec/SingleSelectExecutor.php:31(executeQuery) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/vendor/doctrine/orm/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query.php:325(execute) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/vendor/doctrine/orm/lib/Doctrine/ORM/AbstractQuery.php:1212(_doExecute) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/vendor/doctrine/orm/lib/Doctrine/ORM/AbstractQuery.php:1166(executeIgnoreQueryCache) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/vendor/doctrine/orm/lib/Doctrine/ORM/AbstractQuery.php:901(execute) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Repository/CommentVotes.php:192(getResult) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Services/CommentVotesManager.php:46(getCommentVotesByVoteIp) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Modules/News/Reply.php:101(getCommentVotesByIP) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/ModuleBase.php:115(internalRender) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/ModuleBase.php:89(captureOutput) {"function":"F1T\\{closure}","class":"F1T\\ModuleBase","object":{"_amp":false},"type":"->","args":[]} /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Services/Cache.php:144(call_user_func) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/ModuleBase.php:92(lazyFetch) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Services/ViewRenderer/TwigExtensions/ModuleRenderer.php:35(fetch) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/vendor/twig/twig/src/Environment.php(418) : eval()'d code:549(renderModule) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/vendor/twig/twig/src/Template.php:182(block_mainContent) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/vendor/twig/twig/src/Environment.php(418) : eval()'d code:62(displayBlock) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/vendor/twig/twig/src/Template.php:182(block_content) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/vendor/twig/twig/src/Environment.php(418) : eval()'d code:715(displayBlock) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/vendor/twig/twig/src/Template.php:405(doDisplay) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/vendor/twig/twig/src/Template.php:378(displayWithErrorHandling) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/vendor/twig/twig/src/Environment.php(418) : eval()'d code:45(display) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/vendor/twig/twig/src/Template.php:405(doDisplay) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/vendor/twig/twig/src/Template.php:378(displayWithErrorHandling) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/vendor/twig/twig/src/Environment.php(418) : eval()'d code:46(display) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/vendor/twig/twig/src/Template.php:405(doDisplay) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/vendor/twig/twig/src/Template.php:378(displayWithErrorHandling) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/vendor/twig/twig/src/Template.php:390(display) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/vendor/twig/twig/src/TemplateWrapper.php:45(render) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/vendor/twig/twig/src/Environment.php:318(render) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Services/ViewRenderer/TwigRenderer.php:115(render) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/ViewTrait.php:98(render) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/ViewTrait.php:79(renderViewFile) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/website.php:261(render) /var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/index.php:11(require_once)	SELECT c0_.CommentId AS CommentId_0, c1_.Vote AS Vote_1 FROM Comments c0_ INNER JOIN CommentVotes c1_ ON (c1_.CommentId = c0_.CommentId) WHERE c0_.ArticleId = ? AND c1_.VoteIp = ?	[229345,"216.73.216.82"]
	0.487800		cacheAble: no		module:Sidebar (0Q - total module time: 0.00039697s)	""
	0.488200				sidebar:sidebar-news-read::ads (0Q - total module time: 0.00001287s)	""
	0.488215				sidebar:sidebar-news-read::gpschedule (0Q - total module time: 0.00000215s)	""
	0.488218		cacheAble: yes		module:GpSchedule (0Q - total module time: 0.00014305s)	""
	0.488364				sidebar:sidebar-news-read::results (0Q - total module time: 0.00000501s)	""
	0.488370		cacheAble: yes		module:Results (0Q - total module time: 0.00012398s)	""
	0.488496				sidebar:sidebar-news-read::testcalendar (0Q - total module time: 0.00000310s)	""
	0.488500		cacheAble: yes		module:TestCalendar (0Q - total module time: 0.00010800s)	""
	0.488610				sidebar:sidebar-news-read::ads (0Q - total module time: 0.00000501s)	""
	0.488616				sidebar:sidebar-news-read::ads (0Q - total module time: 0.00000095s)	""
	0.488618				sidebar:sidebar-news-read::relatednews (0Q - total module time: 0.00000286s)	""
	0.488622		cacheAble: yes		module:RelatedNews (0Q - total module time: 0.00006819s)	""
	0.488692				sidebar:sidebar-news-read::whoischatting (0Q - total module time: 0.00000501s)	""
	0.488699				sidebar:sidebar-news-read::ads (0Q - total module time: 0.00000215s)	""
	0.488702				sidebar:sidebar-news-read::poll (0Q - total module time: 0.00000095s)	""
	0.488703		cacheAble: no		module:Poll (0Q - total module time: 0.00166106s)	""
	0.490367				sidebar:sidebar-news-read::ads (0Q - total module time: 0.00000501s)	""
	0.490374				sidebar:sidebar-news-read::ads (0Q - total module time: 0.00000095s)	""
	0.490376				sidebar:sidebar-news-read::gpcalendar (0Q - total module time: 0.00000215s)	""
	0.490379		cacheAble: yes		module:GpCalendar (0Q - total module time: 0.00010681s)	""
	0.490488				sidebar:sidebar-news-read::driver_Info (0Q - total module time: 0.00000405s)	""
	0.490494		cacheAble: no		module:Driver\Info (0Q - total module time: 0.00001907s)	""
	0.490513				sidebar:sidebar-news-read::team_Info (0Q - total module time: 0.00000286s)	""
	0.490516		cacheAble: yes		module:Team\Info (0Q - total module time: 0.00009894s)	""
	0.490618				sidebar:sidebar-news-read::linkedKeywords (0Q - total module time: 0.00000501s)	""
	0.490624				sidebar:sidebar-news-read::gpsidebarnavigation (0Q - total module time: 0.00000215s)	""
	0.490627		cacheAble: no		module:GpSidebarNavigation (0Q - total module time: 0.00029206s)	""
	0.490922		cacheAble: yes		module:Layout\Footer (0Q - total module time: 0.00017619s)	""
	0.491102		cacheAble: yes		module:News\Breaking (0Q - total module time: 0.00032616s)	""
	0.491430				done	""

Kubica to drive for Renault at Hungary in-season test

f1fan0101

Trending news

Replies (10)

f1fan0101

talktohenry

Barron

NEXT SPARE VAMP

DutchTreath

mhejjas

juju_hound

juju_hound

calle.itw

boudy

Grand Prix of Belgium

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Race / Startgrid

Grand Prix of Belgium

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

World Championship standings 2023

Test calendar

Related news

test 2

Can Racing Go Mainstream In The US?

LIVE Updates: Follow the third day of the F1 Pre-season test in Bahrain

LIVE Updates: Follow the second day of the F1 Pre-season test in Bahrain

Give your opinion!

Will Bottas challenge Hamilton for the world championship in 2020?

Formula 1 Calendar - 2024

Formula 1 Calendar - 2024

Team profile