Robert Kubica is all too aware of the staggering odds he has defied in making his return to Formula One, but his achievement truly hits home upon greeting him in the Williams motorhome. The measure of the remarkable comeback he will make when he takes to the grid for next Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix is starkly illustrated when the Pole leans in to shake hands. His eyes still gleam with a piercing strength of purpose but beneath them his right forearm, partially severed in an accident eight years ago, carries little weight in the handshake and bears the visible disfigurement of repeated surgery.
Even now on the eve of his return, it seems hard to believe he has overcome such a calamitous injury, but for Kubica it was the psychological battle that proved to be the greatest challenge of his life.
Written by Giles Richards
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/mar/10/robert-kubica-f1-return-williams-nothing-giving-up under the title “Robert Kubica: ‘You gain nothing from giving up. You have to adapt’”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
