Robert Kubica says he wants to get back to competitive racing next year, in the wake of having spent the 2019 Formula 1 season largely marooned at the rear of the field.
Kubica returned to Formula 1 this season with Williams, following an eight-year absence, but has struggled for pace, with his plight accentuated by the team’s troubles.
It was confirmed during the build-up to the Singapore Grand Prix weekend that Kubica and Williams will part company at the end of the year.
Kubica has yet to announce his 2020 plans but has revealed that he has several potential options, including DTM, and could add an F1 simulator role to an on-track programme.
“I put a lot of energy [into coming back], and I think this year it doesn’t really show, I would say I’m not paid back by results and all other stuff,” he said.
“I think my effort was much more than what we were capable of achieving this year. So I would say I’m pretty confident that if I get in the right place in the right car I can still deliver.
“I’m not racing since 2010. If you think about, it depends, what you mean, racing.
“I don’t want to sound harsh but of course we are racing, it’s not we go out and bring the car around the track, actually this year were probably tougher ones than when you were racing in top positions.
“But wheel to wheel, on the same level, I haven’t raced since 2010 because even if we get a chance of being around other cars, like it happened on the last two races, we have two big disadvantages.
“I always said Formula 1 changed a lot depending on which row you are starting, it’s like different racing, we will see.
“I think in the end we are on time with talks and decisions, and the big part of the decision has been done, so now it’s a question of putting puzzles together and moving forward.”
On his potential options, Kubica added: “I don’t think there is a lot of different championships that in the end, I might end up.
“If I tell you a couple more it’s easy to call or easy to think which possibly they might be, but as I said I think for now I’m honest, I’m concentrating on this year, of course, I made my decision as I said that in August I would have a think and would make a decision.
“First of all was to decide if there is a chance of continuing with Williams if I want to stay or not, as you know it’s not that I keep it a secret, I decided not a long time ago and it came to your knowledge, so probably it will be very similar with my plans for next year.
“Sometimes it takes longer, sometimes a bit less time, but I think if you have on both sides of the table people who want to have an agreement and decide, but first of all you have to make your own decision and then move from there.”
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