Robert Kubica set for full-time track return

  • Published on 12 Oct 2016 14:43
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  • By: Dominik Wilde

Former Formula One driver Robert Kubica has said he is "probably 90% sure" of returning to circuit racing full time next year.

The Pole's F1 career was cut short after a rallying crash in 2011, which left him with a partially severed arm.

In the years that followed, the 2008 Canadian Grand Prix winner switched to rallying full time, winning the 2013 WRC2 title. He also completed F1 simulator sessions with Mercedes and Renault, a DTM test with Mercedes, and two one-off circuit racing outings in the 12 Hours of Mugello and the Renault Sport trophy at Spa this year.

But now a full time circuit racing return could be on the cards. Speaking the Autosport, the former BMW and Renault driver said: "It's probably 90% sure that I'll be back on a circuit next year. I have some offers, but I want to make sure that I do things the way I want to do it."

"It's normal that I can have more offers in circuit racing," he said. "That's where I was brought up and I think of myself as a better race than rally driver."

"I would look forward to returning to circuit racing at a high, professional level. But, at the same time, I have to think about the physical side and about my limitations," he added.

Despite yearning for a return to circuit racing, Kubica, who drove for M-Sport, Citroen, and his own privateer entry during his rallying foray, did admit to having some regrets about his time on the stages.

"I miss this, and there are some things I regret from rallying," he said. "With experience I would probably do some things differently. I took some decisions with a circuit racing driver's mentality and I don't think I believed in myself enough as a rally driver."

"If there's no WRC for me, then I'll be back on the circuits."

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