Updates about Robert Kubica!!

7/2/11,

Update: The surgery of Robert Kubica is finished. Professor Rossello, said modestly satisfied with the course. However, it will take several days to determine how the situaton with the blood supply and the nerves of the hand are and whether there will be any problem.The doctor predicted that the recovery period might last 12 months but noted that drivers often recover faster than other patients. We expect more official information

Update: Eric Boullier defended the decision to allow Renault Kubica to run the rally: "Robert is a man we love very much. We are very sad and shocked. Whether talking about the Lotus or the Renault or the Skoda made no difference: it has nothing to do with biznes. We allowed to him to do, because the rally is what he likes to do. To run a rally is vital for Robert and his mental balance. There was a mutual agreement. We knew the risks, like he knew himself. We do not want a robot or a cruel entrepreneur guide.

Kubica's co-driver Jakub Gerber emerged uninjured from the accident, and said he did not know what had caused the Pole to go off the road.We were on the first four kilometres of the first special stage. I was looking at the notes and didn't notice that the car was skidding," he told Gazzetta dello Sport. "Only when we crashed I saw Robert holding his arm, and after a few moments he lost consciousness.

"Robert isn't just a great driver, he is a friend. I just hope he can recover soon."

Renault team principal Eric Boullier defended the decision to let Kubica keep rallying during the vital build-up period to the new F1 season, even though that decision now appears to have left his team without its lead driver for the year ahead.

"Robert is a person we love dearly: we are extremely sad and obviously shocked," he told the Il Vostro Giornale. "Whether it's a Lotus, a Renault or a Skoda it doesn't make any difference: it's nothing to do with business.

"We've let him do it because rallying is what he loves to do. Rallying is vital for Robert and for his sanity. Besides that, there is a reciprocal agreement. We knew the risks and so did he. We didn't want a robot or a corporate man for a driver."

Kubica has received an outpouring of good wishes from the F1 community after news of his injuries emerged - with a host of drivers, including Jenson Button, Rubens Barrichello, Heikki Kovalainen and Timo Glock - all expressing their hope that he recovers quickly.

Button said: "Shocking news about Robert Kubica. I wish him a speedy recovery."

Fernando Alonso, who is a good friend of Kubica's, even travelled to the Italian hospital on Sunday to speak to doctors - although it is not clear if he was able to see Kubica in person.