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Former Formula 1 driver Robert Kubica outpaced Moto GP legend Valentino Rossi over the final speed test to win the non-championship Monza Rally on Sunday.
Newly-crowned Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton watched the WRC regular turn a 5.1sec deficit into a 12.5sec victory during the final 32.50km special stage at the Italian Grand Prix circuit.
Kubica led by 2.8sec in his Ford Fiesta RS WRC after Friday evening's action. Rossi then won four of Saturday's five stages in a similar car to start the final day with a 7.2sec advantage.
But Monza debutant Kubica was fastest in both tests to defeat the Italian, a three-time winner.
“We took the same Pirelli tires but I knew already after the first loop that I was quicker than him,” said Robert Kubica.
“For some reason he did not have the same pace as before.
“On Saturday we made the wrong tire choice, which was too hard, but on Sunday it was just right. Throughout this rally the tire choice was complicated because of the mixed conditions but we managed to get it right most of the time and enjoy a really good fight,” he added.
Former Formula 1 driver Robert Kubica outpaced Moto GP legend Valentino Rossi over the final speed test to win the non-championship Monza Rally on Sunday.
Newly-crowned Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton watched the WRC regular turn a 5.1sec deficit into a 12.5sec victory during the final 32.50km special stage at the Italian Grand Prix circuit.
Kubica led by 2.8sec in his Ford Fiesta RS WRC after Friday evening's action. Rossi then won four of Saturday's five stages in a similar car to start the final day with a 7.2sec advantage.
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| Robert Kubica. (Photo: WRC) |
But Monza debutant Kubica was fastest in both tests to defeat the Italian, a three-time winner.
“We took the same Pirelli tires but I knew already after the first loop that I was quicker than him,” said Robert Kubica.
“For some reason he did not have the same pace as before.
“On Saturday we made the wrong tire choice, which was too hard, but on Sunday it was just right. Throughout this rally the tire choice was complicated because of the mixed conditions but we managed to get it right most of the time and enjoy a really good fight,” he added.