Former Renault F1 boss, Flavio Briatore, visited injured Robert Kubica on Monday and has said that he expects the Pole to be back in the cockpit within five or six months.
Briatore told Italian media that he found the 26-year old in good spirits and already talking about returning to the sport.
“I’ve found him well, I’m very happy he has improved and I’m glad I came to visit him.”
“We didn’t talk about the crash itself, but more in general about Formula 1 and his chances to come back to racing soon. Considering his ability to recover and his fitness, I bet he’ll be back in good form within five or six months.”
Although Briatore’s comments sound promising, specialist hand sugeons have insisted that it is still to early to determine whether Kubica will be able to make a comeback at all.
“It’s impossible to predict,” Dr Igor Rossello said. “With the nerve system you never know, and a lot will depend on the patient’s will.”
“[However] Racing drivers are exceptional people, able to slash recovery times. I had a patient who recovered 90 per cent of the hand’s functionality.”
Support for Kubica has been flooding in from teams and drivers alike, thus showing that although competition on the track is fierce, solidarity between the competitors remains the number one priority.
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