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Posted on Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Crash investigators clear Kubica, rally team

May 4 (GMM) Italian investigators have finally cleared both the Polish driver and his team in the wake of Robert Kubica's horror rally crash in February.

The 26-year-old spent 76 days in an Italian hospital after Armco barriers pierced through the Sk...

Posted on Monday, May 2, 2011

Hospital seeks EUR 100,000 for Kubica stay

May 2 (GMM) The Italian hospital that nursed Robert Kubica back to health is set to file an insurance claim to recover the hefty bill.

Italian reports including La Gazzetta dello Sport, La Stampa and ANSA say the Pole's 76-day stay in Pietra Ligure's...

Posted on Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Kubica future to remain unclear for months

Apr.26 (GMM) At least three more months will pass until Robert Kubica's future in formula one is any clearer.

That is the claim of Renault team doctor Riccardo Ceccarelli, as the injured Polish driver was on Saturday finally released from hospital af...

Posted on Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Recovering Kubica to leave hospital soon

Apr.20 (GMM) Robert Kubica is now well enough to leave hospital, according to reports from the injured Renault driver's native Poland.

The news agency Polska Agencja Prasowa (PAP) said the Italian hospital has declared that Kubica, who suffered an ho...

Posted on Friday, March 18, 2011

Kubica to walk in three weeks - hospital

Mar.18 (GMM) Robert Kubica will be back on his two feet in a few weeks, doctors at his Italian hospital said on Friday.

After Renault team boss Eric Boullier said the Polish driver is "ahead of schedule" with his recovery from horror rally injuries, ...

Posted on Sunday, February 27, 2011

Todt visits Kubica in hospital

Feb.27 (GMM) FIA president Jean Todt on Sunday visited Robert Kubica in hospital.

According to Italian reports including the local Il Vostro Giornale as well as Italian news agency ANSA, the Frenchman was accompanied by other officials of the sport's...

Posted on Friday, February 25, 2011

'Lucky' Kubica looking ahead to 'long' recovery

Feb.25 (GMM) Robert Kubica insists he is "very lucky" despite recovering from horror injuries in an Italian hospital.

The Pole has been replaced at Renault for the start of the 2011 season, and there are doubts as to whether he will return to full fi...

Posted on Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Kubica to spend more weeks in hospital - manager

Feb.23 (GMM) Robert Kubica will stay in hospital for at least a few more weeks, his manager has confirmed.

It emerged recently that, after his third major surgery, the Renault driver was moved from intensive care to the Santa Corona hospital's rehabi...

Posted on Monday, February 21, 2011

Renault can replace Heidfeld during 2011 - report

Feb.21 (GMM) Nick Heidfeld's new contract with Renault allows the team to replace him with Robert Kubica at any point in 2011.

That is the claim of the specialist publication Speed Week, amid earlier suggestions a solid one-year term might have been ...

Posted on Thursday, February 17, 2011

Kubica has eight-hour elbow surgery

Feb.17 (GMM) Robert Kubica's elbow surgery on Wednesday took eight hours, the Santa Corona hospital near Genoa has confirmed.

"The operation was a success and it will probably not be necessary for him to undergo further surgery," the Italian hospital...

Posted on Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Kubica to undergo surgery Thursday on fractures

GENOA, Italy  Doctors said Tuesday they were cautiously optimistic about Formula One driver Robert Kubica's recovery, saying he was responding well to treatment and getting ready for more surgery to stabilize fractures he suffered in a rally car crash. Considering the seriousness of his injuries from Sunday's crash, Kubica's condition has improved and "let us hope for the best in the future," said a medical update from the Santa Corona hospital. The 26-year-old Polish driver underwent seven hours of surgery Sunday after a high-speed crash […]

Posted on Sunday, February 6, 2011

Robert Kubica suffers serious injury

Robert Kubica looks set to miss the start of the new Formula 1 season after suffering multiple fractures to his right arm, leg and hand in a crash on the Ronde di Andora rally on Sunday. The Polish driver was airlifted to hospital on Sunday morning following a high-speed crash that took place 4.6 kilometres into the opening stage of the event, on a stage near the village of Testico in Italy. Kubica is understood to have swiped a wall and hit a crash barrier […]