F1 : Kubica “much better” after the accident in Italy

F1 Team Lotus-Renault Robert Kubica said on Monday that the star of Formula 1 “much better” after an emergency operation which was in an Italian hospital after an accident while participating in a rally.

The 26-year-old center spent the night in a coma after a seven hour operation to multiple fractures in his right arm and hand to repair. Kubica require multiple transfusions during the procedure to stabilize his condition after major blood loss after the accident at high speed.

But in a statement on the official website of the team, said that Kubica was short of doctors in the hospital of Santa Corona in Pietra Ligure awakened and was able to talk to your family.

“It was his finger, which is an encouraging sign for the rest of the recovery process is movement,” he said.
We knew the risks and did. We do not want a robot or a businessman for a pilot project

Dr. Mario Igor Rossello, the specialist who operated Kubica said the absence of inflammation or infection in the right forearm and a “good sign”, but said it would be “a few days ago whether the operation is successful 100 percent.”

Kubica seriously injured in an accident rally

Kubica suffered multiple fractures to arm and right leg after striking a guard when he lost control of his Skoda Fabia Rally Round Andorra Italy. The first race of the Formula One season in Bahrain next month, has its Lotus Kubica Renault’s decision to participate in a rally closer to the beginning of the season defended.

“He likes to attend to,” said team manager Eric Boullier Italian news agency Ansa. “We knew the risks and did. We do not want a robot or a businessman for a pilot. He agreed.”

Kubica eighth to square the end of 2010 and began his fifth season as coach of first choice, but now there are doubts whether the former Sauber driver be ready to play a role in the campaign in 2011.

When asked about the length of time to recover for the year 2008 winner of the Grand Prix of Canada, Rossello was reported by the BBC as saying: “One year One year is the best arrangement..”

Kubica has also suffered fractures to the shoulder and elbow Lotus Renault, said the hospital decided in the coming days if the operations were necessary in these lesions.

Support has been gained in the world for the only F1 pole ever offered at this level, including a specially developed “Twibbon” in the social networking site Twitter.

McLaren world champion in 2009, Jenson Button Twitter, “stunning news for Robert Kubica. I wish you a speedy recovery.”

Another pilot condolences was the Brazilian veteran Williams, Rubens Barrichello, who used his blog to say on Twitter: “I would be for their best wishes for Kubica ask”, and “everything he loves and he deserves the best.”

If Kubica can not take place, the network for the start of the season, choose Lotus Renault to promote one of the two reserve drivers. The team of two options is Bruno Senna, who competed for hormone replacement therapy in 2010 and French Romain Grosjean. The 2011 Formula One season is already in the Bahrain International Circuit on 13 March will start.

Source : edition.cnn.com