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Robert Kubica (Ford Fiesta) has now had to retire from his second ever WRC start as well, having crashed out of SS8, at the Rallye Monte-Carlo.
The Pole exited last year's Whales Rally GB, his first ever event behind the wheel of a WRC car, in the same exuberant fashion.
In Monte-Carlo, round one of the 2014 World Rally Championship (WRC) season, his pace was impressive as always. He led early on and was still a very quick fourth at the moment of his demise.
The former F1 driver was giving the rally community another proof he has adapted well, up until he gave the rally community another proof he has not adapted well, crashing for the umpteenth time.
It seems as though Kubica is still getting to grip with one aspect of rally driving: the changing conditions, which are not as big a problem when driving on a closed course.
On the everyday roads of the rally world, it can be over four hours before a driver uses again the same bit of stage. In that time, conditions can change drastically. To be able to judge how exactly, Kubica needs experience.
But given time, he will most certainly be able to challenge the cream of the WRC.
The Pole exited last year's Whales Rally GB, his first ever event behind the wheel of a WRC car, in the same exuberant fashion.
In Monte-Carlo, round one of the 2014 World Rally Championship (WRC) season, his pace was impressive as always. He led early on and was still a very quick fourth at the moment of his demise.
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| Robert Kubica, Ford Fiesta RS WRC (Photo: McKlein) |
The former F1 driver was giving the rally community another proof he has adapted well, up until he gave the rally community another proof he has not adapted well, crashing for the umpteenth time.
It seems as though Kubica is still getting to grip with one aspect of rally driving: the changing conditions, which are not as big a problem when driving on a closed course.
On the everyday roads of the rally world, it can be over four hours before a driver uses again the same bit of stage. In that time, conditions can change drastically. To be able to judge how exactly, Kubica needs experience.
But given time, he will most certainly be able to challenge the cream of the WRC.