Robert Kubica: “I wanted to improve as a driver… but I paid too high a price”
F1 Beyond The Grid
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4.7 • 5.3K Ratings
🗓️ 11 July 2018
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
He was regarded as one of the greatest drivers of his generation - and then he was struck down in his prime.
On this week’s episode of Beyond The Grid, presented by Bose, Tom Clarkson speaks to Williams Martini Racing reserve driver - and one-time Grand Prix winner - Robert Kubica, whose F1 career was abruptly halted by a devastating rally crash in 2011 that severed his arm and nearly cost him his life. From humble beginnings to incredible highs and debilitating lows, Robert’s is one of the most incredible journeys in all of motorsports - and it’s not over yet…
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| 0:00.0 | Bose is the presenting partner of Beyond the Grid. That's because Bose quiet comfort 352 |
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| 0:22.7 | Hi, I'm Robert Kubica and you are listening to Beyond the Grid. |
| 0:32.1 | Hello everyone, welcome back. It's only been a few days but here we are with episode two. |
| 0:37.6 | And this week I'm joined by Robert Kubica, Poland's first and thus far only Formula One driver. |
| 0:44.0 | Some of you may not know that Bobby K was super quick back in the day and a man destined for great |
| 0:49.8 | things. That was until a near fatal rally crash cut short his career and severed his right arm in |
| 0:55.5 | 2011. But Robert doesn't know the meaning of no or can't or pain and he's fought his way back |
| 1:02.5 | into Formula One as a driver. A more inspirational tale would be hard to find. He told me to meet him |
| 1:09.5 | in a hotel at Milan Linnartierport. He was passing through the city on route to Lake Coma where he |
| 1:15.0 | was going cycling with friends and he said our chat would have to take place at the hotel |
| 1:20.0 | or on a road bike. So after deciding to do it at the bar it was ironic that we should have a microphone |
| 1:25.5 | issue. Thankfully the recording worked out okay and water story. Robert confronts his issues head |
| 1:32.4 | on so get ready for tales of racing Rosberg and Hamilton and karting his deal with one of F1's |
| 1:38.4 | mega teams and his recuperation from that rally crash. I can't think of a more honest and |
| 1:44.8 | interesting Grand Prix driver but don't take my word for it have a listen for yourselves. |
| 1:52.9 | Robert welcome to Beyond the Grid. You're a man who has rammed more into your 33 years on this |
| 2:00.4 | planet than most people do in a lifetime. It's almost impossible to know where to start with you. |
| 2:06.8 | Racing driver you know you've been through an awful lot physically but I mean yeah. |
| 2:12.1 | But honestly I think we should start it from more personal or I say what's going on and what |
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