In the round-up: Haas team principal Guenther Steiner praises Robert Kubica’s return to Formula 1 in 2019 with Williams.
What they say
I think it’s fantastic what he did to keep on trying to get into it. The determination to get here again it’s pretty amazing. I honestly wish him good luck. Not too much luck, so he’s not in front of us, because we know his talent in driving. We know what he did before he had the accident. Honestly if he’s fighting with us I wish him all the best and that he can do a good job.
If it all works well for sure Robert will make a difference at Williams.
Quotes: Dieter Rencken
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Social media
Notable posts from Twitter, Instagram and more:
Рад вернуться на трассу в Херес за рулём машины @DTM! Спасибо @followWRT и @audisport за эту возможность!
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I am glad to be back at Jerez circuit. I will be driving a @DTM car! Thank you @followWRT and @audisport for this opportunity!#SMPRacing #DTM #AudiRS5 pic.twitter.com/zBHvsy0PF2— Sirotkin Sergey (@sirotkin_sergey) December 11, 2018
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Links
More motor racing links of interest:
"Valtteri Bottas, who will be fighting for the Formula One world championship title in 2019, ventures into totally new territory at the beginning of the new year. He will be facing an ice-cold challenge on the legendary rally roads of the Finnish Arctic Circle, which he will be tackling with an M-Sport Ford Fiesta RS WRC. The car is from the same team than and similar to the one that Sebastien Ogier has won his two latest rally world titles with."
Sir Jackie Stewart Q&A (F1 Fan Voice - registration required)
"Now we have... this is safer than rugby, it's safer than equestrian, for sure. We have cars, apparrel, firefights, medical centres. Today motor racing is an example to the world of how to get things done. Look at the Alonso accident in Australia, look at Mark Webber's accident when he end-over-ended up in the air, it's a changed world."
McLaren presentation convinced Sainz of recovery potential (Motorsport)
"Already when I got here, they made me an explanation and presentation of what happened – so for me it was very positive to see how there are some clear minds out there, and strong leadership, to see where we are going. For me it was nice to see that when I arrived here."
IndyCar for the Post-Millennial Age (The New Yorker)
"The passion for IndyCar comes from his mother’s side. His cousin Tony Renna was a driver, who died in a crash, in 2003, and his uncle Chris Simmons is a five-time champion as an engineer."
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Comment of the day
Does Silverstone need F1 more than F1 needs Silverstone?
I was under the impression that Silverstone was one of the busiest race tracks in the world. There is something happening there almost every weekend isn’t there?
I’m sure they will survive just fine without F1 though it will be a sad loss if that happens. It isn’t the best track but it is far from the worst in my opinion.
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Nulla Pax (@nullapax)
12th December 2018, 9:20
Ooo – thanks for the COTD ;)
Now that is something that I’m sure we would all like to see. I doub’t it will happen though unless Lewis has some major problems throughout the season.
The Sainz comment sounds odd.
Are McLaren already apologising to him for being a bit rubbish these days? Not very confidence boosting is it? ;)
frood19 (@frood19)
12th December 2018, 11:08
he’s going to be on the grid so technically he’s fighting for the championship – it didn’t say which position!
Jere (@jerejj)
12th December 2018, 9:32
And not just any rally car, but an actual WRC car, the pinnacle of rallying.
– I agree with both Steiner as well as the COTD.
Joao (@johnmilk)
12th December 2018, 10:01
At least they haven’t lost their power point skills, or are they using prezi? Those pesky little minions always with state of the art technology.
But my question is, did he needed to be convinced? There was no other place to go, unless he went back to STR
Phylyp (@phylyp)
12th December 2018, 10:29
@johnmilk – it was a single slide that read “We have a race seat.”
Joao (@johnmilk)
12th December 2018, 10:46
it would’ve been enough for me @phylyp
Todfod (@todfod)
13th December 2018, 14:43
@johnmilk
Probably using keynote… Everything look’s great but functions like s h * t
Joao (@johnmilk)
13th December 2018, 17:51
@todfod, winner of the internet today
ruliemaulana (@ruliemaulana)
12th December 2018, 10:23
Is there a championship for engineer in IndyCar? So cool.
Euro Brun (@eurobrun)
12th December 2018, 10:24
Its interesting that as Kubica finally makes his return 8 years after his rally accident, Bottas is preparing to experience his first rally…
I wish ill on no one, but I imagine Ocon is taking note of this and following it closely!
Have fun, but stay safe Valtteri!
Piotr (@piotrzukowski)
12th December 2018, 10:44
I had the exact same thought seeing both those headers next to each other…
Sundar Srinivas Harish (@sundark)
12th December 2018, 11:47
Well, if you crash in the Arctic Rally at least you have the snow to cushion your fall.
/s
UNeedAFinn2Win (@uneedafinn2win)
12th December 2018, 14:19
@sundark No /s needed, that is an actual fact. The fastest way around some of the Arctic Rally stages is to learn the “lean”, how much and how deep into the snowbanks you can go. It’s a great way to keep the rear of the car from fishtailing so you can keep a higher entry speed into corners.
Source: me in my youth ( oh and Tommi Mäkinen, Petter Solberg etc..)
JimG (@jimg)
12th December 2018, 14:40
@eurobrun Yes, good luck to VB!
I’m sort of surprised that a Finnish driver has never tried rally before, I thought they all cut their teeth there? Or is that a vicious racial stereotype?
Shimks (@shimks)
15th December 2018, 11:56
@jimg, I had the same thought!
GT Racer (@gt-racer)
12th December 2018, 14:03
An accident that IMS among others involved in the IRL at the time would rather be forgotten.
I was once told that had that accident happened on race day the IRL may well have folded because while what happened was already utterly horrific (And couldn’t have been broadcast), What could have happened had the stands (And what was behind them) been packed doesn’t bear thinking about.