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Reports indicate Citroën is trying to lure Robert Kubica into its new World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) programme.
Kubica, a two-time winner this season with Citroën in the WRC 2 rally championship, is on the road to returning to F1. But at the moment, is not fit enough to drive a single-seater.
At the start of the season, the Pole turned down a offer from Mercedes to compete in the German DTM series in order to concentrate on his rally bid, but Citroën still thinks Kubica would be a good fit to its WTCC foray.
"If he was interested, we would certainly like to bring Kubica to at least one round next year," Yves Matton, the boss of Citroën Racing, is quoted saying by the GPupdate.net website.
British magazine Autosport event reported Citroën believes it could obtain special permission to let Kubica race with paddle shift, as he is doing in rally to accommodate his injured arm.
"We have a waiver to use paddle shift in WRC 2, if he does come to one event in touring cars, we will also ask for a waiver."
Kubica, a two-time winner this season with Citroën in the WRC 2 rally championship, is on the road to returning to F1. But at the moment, is not fit enough to drive a single-seater.
At the start of the season, the Pole turned down a offer from Mercedes to compete in the German DTM series in order to concentrate on his rally bid, but Citroën still thinks Kubica would be a good fit to its WTCC foray.
"If he was interested, we would certainly like to bring Kubica to at least one round next year," Yves Matton, the boss of Citroën Racing, is quoted saying by the GPupdate.net website.
British magazine Autosport event reported Citroën believes it could obtain special permission to let Kubica race with paddle shift, as he is doing in rally to accommodate his injured arm.
"We have a waiver to use paddle shift in WRC 2, if he does come to one event in touring cars, we will also ask for a waiver."