Pirelli’s motorsport director Paul Hembery says he would be more than happy for Robert Kubica to join the Italian supplier as a test driver.
The Polish driver is recovering from a rallying accident in 2011 which resulted in the loss of dexterity in his right hand and elbow.
In an effort to get back into motorsport, the 27-year-old competed in a domestic rally a fortnight ago and won the event.
Whilst Hembery says it’s more likely they would work with Kubica in rallying, the thought of him testing an F1 car remained a possibility.
“We are more likely to work with Robert in rallying I guess, rather than F1, but we will see,” said Hembery. “I haven’t spoken to Robert for some time and we are working on a few projects that might involve him, so it might well be a possibility.
“I don’t know if he is able to do it at the moment. But he is that type of person if physically he could get back in, then maybe doing a year with us would put him in a good situation to come back in in 2014. It would be wonderful if we could do that.
“We want to continue our success level of helping drivers into F1. After an F1 drive, the Pirelli test deal has to be the best drive in the world.”
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