Kubica Crashes Out Before The Season’s Even Begun: Heidfeld’s Last Chance?

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Published: February 16, 2011

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We always want the offseason to deliver us some sort of excitment to keep us going until March, but what we certainly don't want is news like that of Robert Kubica's recent rally crash in Italy. 

And a fairly horrific accident it was. 

The young pole was not far from the start of the Ronde di Andora rally when his Skoda collided into a church and finished up with a crash barrier, penetrating the driver's foot well. 

His co-driver escaped unharmed, but Robert sustained horrific injuries to his hand, which was partially severed, as well as fracturing his arm and his leg.

After several operations and some time spent in intensive care, all is starting to look well. But it was definately touch and go for a while and his career looked to be in serious jeopardy.

Sadly for the Renault man, his 2011 season looks all but over. The only good news, if we can really call it that under the circumstances, is for Nick Heidfeld, who's career has been somewhat of a roller coaster over the last twelve months or so. 

The German veteran has been pushed from BMW, to Mercedes test driver, to Pirelli test driver, to Sauber replacement driver, to having no drive at all?

I know that the last thing Heidfeld would have felt is glad about Kubica's crash, but his new seat at Renault has given him what is surely his last chance to shine?

He has a well established CV in Formula 1 with 172 completed races under his belt and after his blinding test drive in Jerez, where he finished top of the table by taking a tenth out of Alonso's fastest lap, he showed he more than still has the credentials.

The other thing very much on his side is that Renaults 2011 R31 is looking great. The R30 of last season was already showing serious promise in the hands of both Kubica and eventually Petrov, who could&nbs...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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