A decision on whether Robert Kubica can return to Formula One won’t come for at least another three months, say his doctors.
The Polish driver is expected to leave hospital very shortly, following his horrendous rally injuries, of which he is recovering from well.
Despite Kubica saying he is ‘starting to feel a lot better’, his doctors have told Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport, that a decision on if and when he can return to racing will be made in the summer.
“We will understand six months after the accident,” stated Dr Riccardo Ceccarelli. “We need to wait for nature to run its course even though, knowing Robert, we are confident in his strength.”
Specialist equipment has been drafted in to aid Kubica’s recovery, including a treadmill which allows doctors to ease the weight put onto his damaged right-leg.
“We have set up a pool of at least four people who are able to follow him during his daily six to eight hours of work, and we are getting a special treadmill that allows you to put the load over the right leg only partially.
“Due to his hand, leg, shoulder and elbow injuries, Robert combines three patients into one. Rebuilding the nerves is the longest process, so it’s difficult to understand in the first four months what the recovery will be like. He has good sensitivity, but not in every spot.”
Ceccarelli is confident that his leg is the least of their worries given Kubica has already managed to put some pressure on it.
“The [right] leg poses little problem,” he added. “Robert places the [majority of] load on the left one and has started to load the other one progressively.”
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