Formula 1: Why Hulkenburg or Heidfeld, Not Villeneuve, Should Sub for Kubica

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Published: February 9, 2011

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Robert Kubica’s horrendous injury caught many in the Formula 1 world off-guard. Not since Juan Pablo Montoya’s so-called "tennis" injury from a couple of years back has a driver been forced from the cockpit by an extra curricular activity.

I’m sure everyone has heard the disturbing details of Kubica’s injury, but don’t expect to read them here because I won’t link or write about them. When it comes to the full details of one’s medical condition, I’ve always felt that it was best to leave those with the victim and their family.

Kubica injured his hand, he’ll be out for a while, and we really don’t need to hear the paramedics or his rally co-driver talk about the gory specifics. And if you think otherwise, then I invite you to put yourself in his family’s shoes as they stroll in and out of the hospital gift shop (where Kubica rests), only to see newspapers stacked high to the ceiling detailing the worst of their son’s injuries by editors who are leveraging the drama of the situation to increase sales.

An injured driver is never easy to write about, and I do respect that this is something that needs to be done. But we also need to address the elephant in the room. When you’re in a situation like this, you need to start talking about substitutes.

With that said, there will be two Lotus-Renaults on the grid come Bahrain. Actually, if you believe Tony Fernandez, then there will actually be four. But that’s another column altogether.

It’s with the heaviest of hearts, and heaviest of keystrokes, that I examine Lotus-Renault’s best options to replace Kubica.

Nick Heidfeld: Heidfeld, is, and always will be, the unluckiest Grand Prix driver of the last 10 years or so. In the early 2000s he was destined to take the lead role at McLaren after Mika Hakkinen finally retired. He was brushed aside for some Fin named K...
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