Kubica 'conscious' after crash

[jakeXT]

Polish Formula One driver Robert Kubica was flown to hospital on Sunday after a high speed crash while competing in a rally in Italy, his Renault team said in a statement.

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ANSA said Kubica was heading to the start of the Ronde di Andora event near Genoa in a Skoda Fabia when the car went off the road and hit a church wall.

The co-driver Jacub Gerber got out unhurt while Kubica had to be extracted by firemen.

Kubica, a keen rally fan who has entered several events previously, tested the new Lotus-backed Renault in Valencia last week ahead of the Formula One season which starts in Bahrain on March 13.

The Pole walked away virtually unscathed from a massive crash in Canada in 2007 but still bears the scars of a serious road accident as a passenger in 2003 that left him with titanium bolts in his arm.

http://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/Motorsport/article896459.ece/Kubica-conscious-after-crash


I know a crash can happen anytime, but letting your drivers drive in other competitions is a big risk.

[jakeXT]

1. maybe he can keep his hand

Surgeons battling to save Kubica's hand - manager

MILAN, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Surgeons are trying to re-establish the functionality of Formula One driver Robert Kubica's right hand following an accident in a rally car, his manager said on Sunday.

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/06022011/2/surgeons-battling-save-kubica-hand-manager.html



Carrozzino said the driver underwent an examination to assess any possible damage to internal organs and the brain. Asked about a report that one his arms would be amputated, Carrozzino said that "all assessments have yet to be made.

"An amputation is not a decision that is made so rapidly," he said. "I do not confirm or deny this report."

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/sports/moresports/story/2011/02/06/sp-kubica.html#ixzz1DCLh0MhW