Marko Hanželic
It's been a while since it's been Robert Kubica finally sat behind the wheel Alfa Romeo C39. Test driver team from Hinwil he last took part in training in August v Silverston. On Friday he will be able to track in To Sakhir stepped on the gas again, namely at the expense Kimi Räikkönen, who will lend him his company car in the first 90 minutes of training.
"I am very happy to be back in the cockpit of a Formula 1 car for the first time since August," explains Poljak, who also trained this year as part of the races for GP of Styria in Hungarian GP. "It sounds long, but my season was really crowded with all the work in the simulator and the DTM championship, so it all went by very quickly."
“Now that my season in DTM is over, I’m looking forward to being able to fully dedicate myself to my role as a test driver. There is still a lot to gain and I am confident that my work will make a positive contribution to the development of the team, ” adds the 35-year-old Krakowian.
The team boss is also happy Frederic Vasseur. “Robert’s work so far this season has been very important to the team and his experience and skills will benefit us greatly here in Bahrain as well. He knows the track in Sakhir really well and that will definitely be of great help to us this weekend, ” emphasizes French.
Kubica he can’t yet say how his career will continue next year. "When the season is finally over, I'll probably need a few weeks to recover," said recently in an interview with the publication To Falcon Eyes. "I think my season next year will be different because, given this year's really crowded program, I've realized that my health is most important."
“I knew in advance that it would be difficult, but the pandemic made things even more complicated. We don’t know when the situation will change and when it will all be over, and I can’t afford to spend another year like this year. I’m not talking about racing, but I have to take care of my physical and mental preparation. I have to find the right balance, ” the winner pointed out Canadian GP in 2008.
