Robert Kubica's accident

[GWTBialy]

Formula One driver Robert Kubica of Poland was injured Sunday in a rally car accident in Italy just weeks before the start of the new Grand Prix season, his Lotus Renault team said.

 

Local health authority officials in Italy said Kubica's life was not in danger, and that the worst damage appeared to be to his limbs. The 26-year-old driver was still undergoing a medical examination.

 

"Certainly it is a very delicate situation, as the first hours always are after a huge trauma, one in which there could also have been a strong bleeding," Roberto Carrozzino, a local health authority official, told Sky Italia.

 

Kubica, eighth in last year's F1 world championship, now looks unlikely to race at Bahrain on March 13.

 

His team said in a statement that Kubica "suffered an accident at high speed this morning while competing in the Ronde di Andora Rally" and was "airlifted to Pietra Ligure Hospital, where he is currently undergoing medical checks."

 

Carrozzino said the driver was undergoing 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."

 

Kubica arrived at the Santa Corona hospital in Pietra Ligure, a small coastal town about 35 miles (60 kilometers) southwest of Genoa, about two hours after the accident because it was difficult to extract him, Carrozzino said.

 

The ANSA news agency said fractures of one of Kubica's hands appeared particularly serious. French sports channel Eurosport reported that Kubica may have a fractured hip and multiple other injuries, including possibly a fracture to his arm or wrist.

 

There was no immediate comment from the hospital, though they said there would be an update on Kubica's condition later in the day.

 

ANSA said the driver was 4.6-kilometers from the start of the rally, near Genoa, when his car left the road and hit a wall. His co-driver Jakub Gerber was unhurt, the Lotus Renault team said.

 

Kubica was due to lead the Lotus Renault F1 team this season alongside Vitaly Petrov of Russia, with former HRT driver Bruno Senna named as a third driver. Romain Grosjean, who drove for Renault in 2009, was also named third driver alongside Senna.

 

It was not immediately known whether Senna or Grosjean would take Kubica's place in Bahrain should he fail to recover.

 

Last week, Kubica closed Formula One's first test session of the season with the fastest time over three days in Valencia, Spain.

 

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Unofficial information says that hand is about to amputate. I belive that isn't true.

 

Also there are many fractures in his leg.

 

Official hospital information will come at about 16:00 (GMT+1).

 

Movie with photos of crashed car

 

After extensive medical checks, Robert has been diagnosed with multiple fractures to his right arm, leg and hand. He is undergoing surgery.

 

Lotus-Renault via Twitter

[Sponge]

Shame. He had another bad crash in F1 a season or two/three ago at Montreal, Canada.

[hpluls]

^He barely got injured back then though. This time it seems much more serious... hope everything goes well.

[zo6dude]

Hope everything goes alright for him:)

[ScoobSTi]

I just read this on Jalopnik, and found this article.

 

Apparently he's fine but his conditions and injuries are serious. Hope he gets well!

[randomsox10]

thats a shame. he is a great driver and i hope to see him on the track again soon.

[GWTBialy]

Here's photo, which says how strange that accident was: http://www.gry-online.pl/Galeria/Forum/2/350348059.jpg

 

Also an onboard video of the guys, who started after Kubica:

 

That barrier just went to the car and completely smash Robert's bones. He was very lucky.

 

The rescue action lasts very long. And, according to the words of Mikołaj Sokół - polish journalist, also friend of Kubica - Robert was fighting for his live, because there couple of internal hemorrhage.

 

However, it seems that everything goes well and he will comeback to the track. Maybe in the second part of the season, maybe in the next season. We will see.

[superhyper]

Hopefully he'll get well soon. How unlucky is that, really, only a couple of years after the horrible crash in F1 :(

[Camel]

Hope he gets well, he seems like one of the soundest down to earth F1 drivers there is at the moment.

 

And he can still move the fingers on his hand that was severed so it's not looking as bad as it did yesterday.

[T0M722]

Good luck to him I guess...

[pascallll]

They thought of amputating his hand, so it's very good news that he can still move his hand!

I hope he will be able to race in the F1 someday.

[GhostPL]

I feel very bad for him, and wish him to get back on his feet soon, especially because of the fact, that he is our national F1 driver. Also one of the best sportsmen.

[T0M722]

Now that the Bahrain GP is cancelled, what happens?

[pascallll]

I think that Nick Heidfeld will replace him at the Australian GP.