Robert Kubica

Robert Józef Kubica (born 7th December, 1984 in Kraków, Poland) is a Polish racing driver best known for his appearances in Formula One. He won the World Drivers Championship in 2011 and is considered one of the best drivers of his generation.

Formula One

2007-2011: Ferrari

After a year as test driver with BMW Sauber, Kubica made his F1 racing debut in 2007, driving alongside veteran Luca Badoer when defending champion James James Davies opted to move to McLaren.

By 2010, Kubica was still at Ferrari and was joined by Spaniard Fernando Alonso. Kubica won four races on his way to fourth in the championship, whilst helping Ferrari take the Constructor's championship.

Kubica and Alonso remained together in 2011, with the Ferrari confirmed as one of the most competitive packages on the grid. Kubica took a number of wins in the early part of the season and took a commanding lead - his best challenge coming from Mercedes' Nathan McKane. In the end, Kubica was just too consistent for McKane and secured his World Champion status with a win in Abu Dhabi.

2012: Mercedes

Kubica opted to move to Mercedes on a lucrative one-year deal when his Ferrari contract expired, with 2011 rival McKane moving in the opposite direction. Unfortunately, Mercedes weren't as strong as they were the year before and Kubica & his teammate Nico Rosberg were only occasional contenders for victory. Kubica suffered from two absences, his first being an exclusion from the European Grand Prix and also an injury in the Canada which removed him from the following United States Grand Prix. Kubica finished the season in fifteenth place.