Renault team boss Eric Boullier has given some more insight into Robert Kubica’s injuries sustained in the freak rally accident last month and how the Pole has stunned doctors with his mental strength.
Speaking on BBC Radio Five Live the Renault boss said, “He surprised everybody at the hospital in Italy. All the doctors came to me and said they were amazed about how his mental state could be so strong, and he was even smiling – it was an example for the department.”
“He’s progressed very well, and his recovery is going as well as you would dream when in that state. It’s still very early, he’s just started his rehabilitation this week, and the hand and the elbow are two tricky parts that got injured in the accident,” said Boullier.
Since the horror accident during a club rally in Italy evidence has emerged how a barrier sliced through Kubica’s Skoda and in truth he is lucky to be alive.
Boullier went on to say, “He’s progressed very well, and his recovery is going as well as you would dream when in that state,” Boullier told BBC Radio Five Live. It’s still very early, he’s just started his rehabilitation this week, and the hand and the elbow are two tricky parts that got injured in the accident.”
The Frenchman explained, “We still need to wait a couple of weeks, I think, to have a clear understanding of the recovery. It’s not easy for him to understand [how the recovery] will go and now morale is difficult for him as well because obviously you realise how tough it will be to work and be back.”
In a twist of fate Kubica’s former BMW team mate Nick Heidfeld, who until recently was unemplyed by an F1 team, has been drafted into the squad as substitute.
“Nick fits very well with the team,” said Boullier. “It’s clearly an opportunity for him, and it was the right time for him. So far it’s not easy to step into the footsteps of Robert, but I think his experience and his commitment and his ambition made his integration into the team easier.”
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