Robert Kubica has suffered "serious injuries"

He really does have a lot of talent, but he seems to push the car too far too often. The guy certainly has had a lot of very large crashes in comparison to other drivers in the sport.
 
It's just that rally is such a different side of the sport. In F1 you're pushing the envelope of the car across a fairly consistent surface, and you're punished by locking a wheel or sliding, but due to the constants you'll rarely get as far as hitting anything with the assistance of a failure or a fellow competitor.

In rally there are so many variables, and a tiny change in climatic conditions or the order of cars makes massive changes.

You cannot drive in rallies like you can on tracks, and as Kimi found out and as Kubica is finding out, you have to completely relearn your psyche. In rallying you'll probably drive at around 90% to what you would on racing tracks, and that can't be an easy thing for someone who has only ever driven at 100%.

Heck, many of us probably even experienced it to a degree in games, going from racing simulations like Grand Prix Legends, the Nascar Racing series, or even the rather less sim-like Grand Prix series and then trying out Richard Burns Rally?
 
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It's just that rally is such a different side of the sport. In F1 you're pushing the envelope of the car across a fairly consistent surface, and you're punished by locking a wheel or sliding, but due to the constants you'll rarely get as far as hitting anything with the assistance of a failure or a fellow competitor.

In rally there are so many variables, and a tiny change in climatic conditions or the order of cars makes massive changes.

You cannot drive in rallies like you can on tracks, and as Kimi found out and as Kubica is finding out, you have to completely relearn your psyche. In rallying you'll probably drive at around 90% to what you would on racing tracks, and that can't be an easy thing for someone who has only ever driven at 100%.

Heck, many of us probably even experienced it to a degree in games, going from racing simulations like Grand Prix Legends, the Nascar Racing series, or even the rather less sim-like Grand Prix series and then trying out Richard Burns Rally?
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The thing is, he crashed while rallying and nearly lost his life. Now in his recovery he is doing more rallying and by my count has crashed 4 more times. Maybe Rallying isn't really his thing...
 
Rallying is very easy to get entered into though.
And obviously doesn't have the restrictions of single seaters.

It doesn't mater he won't be back a 1 so he might as well Cary on in rallying where. He was and still is good.
 
Theres a whole world of lower tier circuit racing he could be doing though. Not only would that be safer than Rallying, but it is also more relevant to the F1 return ideal that his management are desperately trying to hang onto.
 
But can he cope with g-forces etc? He also said he doesn't have the mobo meant to race in single seaters. So that would leave him in saloon type racing.
 
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