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tagged: Robert Kubica thanking for support
Robert Kubica is speaking out for the first time since his accident ten weeks ago.
Ever since the Lotus Renault driver was seriously injured in a rally crash in Italy at the beginning of February, he has bene hospitalized. There he has recieved three mayor surgeries to restote the mobility and use of his hand, leg and arm, and also been inundated with letters, gifts, well-wishes and support from thousands of his fans. On the team website, he writes:
“Hello everybody, here I am. Sorry for the delay in contacting you but I preferred to wait until the moment I could finally share some positive news with you. First of all I would like to pay a huge amount of thanks to my fans whose support has been simply incredible since my accident in Italy back in February. I have been literally submerged by letters and various gifts and objects and it seems the flow is not slowing down. I also want to thank all the people in the world of F1 who showed in various manners their concern for the difficult situation I’m in. “
It seems hospital food is slimming, because he has lost some weight. But the prospect of him leaving soon, to return to his home in Monaco, for a short period, has increased his weight some, and since starting a soft rehabilitation programme, his strength is also getting better.
“I am starting to feel a lot better now. My recovery is moving in the right direction: my strength and weight are increasing day on day and as a result I will leave the Santa Corona hospital very soon. The mobility of my hand is limited but this is pretty normal in this kind of situation, because the connected arm muscles are still very weak due to the long period of immobility. Things are definitely improving day by day.”
After a short stint back home, he will move to Dr. Ceccarelli´s facility in Italy, to start the deep rehabilitation programme and also start to get his physique back up to speed.
Kubica has been keeping a close eye on the teams efforts in the races, and he even gets race reports sent form his engineers to stay on top of things.
“Especially since the season started, I’ve been liaising with my engineers on what’s been going on over race weekends. They are sending me the race reports so I can remain up to date and fully informed, as if I were there at the tracks. Eric Boullier is also in constant contact, keeping up to date with my general condition.
“I’ve watched them[te races], and there is no doubt that it’s been a strong start to the season. The potential of the car, which I already noticed in the February Valencia test, seems to be confirmed. As usual, it’s now important that the development done in Enstone continues to produce consistent updates for maintaining this level of performance. The guys did a great job with this car and I’m sure they’ll continue to improve.”
The support form the fans has been fantastic, he says and ends his interview by a salute to his fans.
“I must admit that it’s been overwhelming and, yes, it’s helped me a lot. I really didn’t realise that quite this many fans were supporting me. I’m very flattered and I promise them that, when I’m back, I’ll give them my absolute best.“
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