Robert Kubica

Q. How was the test last week?
Robert Kubica: It was quite positive. I did only 2009 test things, so it was difficult to say about how this Grand Prix will be.
Q. How does the 2009 stuff feel?
RK: I think the tyres, I was very positive about them. Honestly I didn`t have a lot of opportunity […]

Robert Kubica believes that BMW are not yet ready to fight for grand prix victories on pace alone.
The 23-year-old, who has not finished off the podium in 2008 and took his first Formula One pole position in Bahrain, says he still thinks it is too early to expect BMW to be able to challenge Ferrari […]

Day three of testing for the BMW Sauber team at Circuit de Catalunya and Robert Kubica

Robert Kubica has been chosen as the recipient of this year’s Lorenzo Bandini Trophy, in recognition of his outstanding performances with BMW Sauber. The annual award is given by the Italian village of Brisighella in memory of local driver Bandini, who was killed in the 1967 Monaco Grand Prix.
After making his Formula One debut with […]

Robert Kubica is to become the latest recipient of the annual Lorenzo Bandini trophy.The award, officially titled the Trofeo Lorenzo Bandini, is an ongoing tribute to the leading Italian driver of his period, who was burned to death in an horror accident at Monaco in 1967.Last year`s winner was Felipe Massa, and before him Mark […]

Renault considers Robert Kubica to have been a driver with incredible potential that `got away` from the French team. Kubica, BMW-Sauber`s 22-year-old racer who in recent Grand Prix has been a regular occupier of the front row of the grid and the podium, was earlier in his career closely linked with Renault. As a teenager, […]

Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali believes Robert Kubica will be a championship challenger right until the end of the season, judging by the Polish driver`s strong start to the campaign.
Kubica took his maiden pole position in the Bahrain Grand Prix and pushed Ferrari`s Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen hard throughout the race to finish in […]

Robert Kubica believes an off-track excursion on the second lap of the Bahrain Grand Prix cost him a chance of fighting for second position.
The BMW driver, who had started from pole position for the first time in his career, lost first place to Felipe Massa at the start.
On the second lap he ran over oil […]

Robert Kubica has played down talk that his BMW Sauber team could be serious challengers for the world championship on the back of their better than expected start to the season
The Pole took his maiden pole position at the Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday and, on the back of two second places for his German […]

Robert Kubica on Saturday revealed that some of his extra pace in 2008 can be attributed to a winter weight loss regime.“I worked hard and this is the kind of result we can get from it,” the Pole said, after securing his and BMW Sauber first pole position in Bahrain.At 185 centimetres, the 22-year-old is […]

Robert Kubica is a changed man this season and he is ready to start winning races, according to BMW motorsport boss Mario Theissen.
The 23-year-old on Saturday clinched his and his team`s maiden pole position, having been very close already in the season-opening race in Australia.
Kubica, who finished in second place in the Malaysian Grand Prix […]

Robert Kubica took his and BMW Sauber`s first Formula One pole position with a stunning lap in qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix.
The Pole beat favourite Felipe Massa (Ferrari), who had dominated Friday practice, by 0.027 seconds.
McLaren`s Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari`s Kimi Raikkonen will share the second row.
Massa held provisional pole after the first flying […]

Robert Kubica is adamant he has good chances of fighting for victory in tomorrow`s Bahrain Grand Prix after clinching his madden Formula One pole position.
The Polish driver pipped Ferrari`s Felipe Massa by just 0.027 seconds to also give his BMW Sauber team their first pole.
Although it is generally believed that Kubica was carrying a lighter […]

Felipe Massa has made the running here all weekend, but on Saturday he had to play second fiddle to Robert Kubica as the Pole grabbed the first pole position of his career, and the first for BMW Sauber.
When the chips were down in the final runs of Q3, Lewis Hamilton went to the top with […]

Bahrain GP - Qualifying For the first time in its short time in the sport, a BMW Sauber will lead the field around to start a Grand Prix from the pole position…
 

Ahead of today`s qualifying session, the air temperature is 28 degrees C, while the track temperature is 45 degrees.
The lights go green and the first twenty minute phase gets underway, Nelson Piquet seemingly the only driver keen to get to work. That said, as he disappears into the distance, Bourdais, Vettel, Davidson and Sato head […]

BMW Sauber still need more speed to be able to fight for victories, according to Polish driver Robert Kubica.
The German squad have enjoyed a strong start to the season, finishing in second place both in Australia and Malaysia, and are currently second behind McLaren in the standings.
BMW motorsport boss has made it clear that the […]

After almost a year and a half without enjoying any champagne, BMW Sauber’s Robert Kubica must have been experiencing withdrawal symptoms. But with his second-place finish at Sepang last weekend, Kubica’s breakthrough finally came.
And with his dry spell over at last, the Polish driver hopes he’ll become a regular fixture on the podium. As for […]

Malaysian GP - BMW Sauber - Race Robert Kubica secured second position for the BMW Sauber team today in the Malaysian Grand Prix while team-mate Nick Heidfeld battled hard to finish sixth in the sister F1…
 

Robert Kubica hailed a “fantastic” result for himself and his BMW Sauber team after finishing in second place in the Malaysian Grand Prix.
The Pole put on another strong showing for the German team, who have now finished in second place in two consecutive races, following Nick Heidfeld`s podium in Australia.
It was Kubica`s first podium finish […]