Kubica suffers more injury woe
January 12, 2012 12:45:31 UK
Robert Kubica has broken his right leg in an accident at his house in Italy, the same leg he injured in a rally crash almost a year ago.
The 27-year-old Pole needs an operation to have a metal screw inserted just above his ankle and then faces a month in plaster.
Kubica missed the whole of last season following a crash during the first stage of the Ronde di Andora rally in February 2011 and is out of contract with his former team Renault, who have changed their name to Lotus this year.
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Robert is a great driver, but he had very severe injuries and he is still working to get back to normal living.
Stefano Domenicali
Kubica still hopes to return to the sport but there are now major doubts as to whether that will happen as Lotus have already signed Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean for the 2012 season.
Team boss Stefano Domenicali was asked before Kubica's latest injury became public, whether he was interested in offering the driver a contract in 2013.
He said: "Robert is a great driver, but he had very severe injuries and he is still working to get back to normal living. We need to wait to see. That kind of injury takes a long time to recover from."
Sebastian Vettel is 3.75 to win the 2012 drivers' championship, while Fernando Alonso can be backed at 4.50, Raikkonen at 8.00 and Lewis Hamilton at 3.75.
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