“Congrats mate on winning Le Mans, so happy for you!!” Russell wrote on social media. The British star was Kubica’s team mate at Williams when the Pole attempted an F1 comeback in 2019 following his rally crash, which severely injured his right arm.
Kubica’s career has always been one of huge highs and crushing lows. He suffered a shocking crash in Canada in 2007 when driving for BMW, before going on to win that race the following season – which ended up being his only F1 victory.
So, it seemed apt that his Le Mans win coincided with the Canadian Grand Prix, and that his last team mate in F1 managed to take the win in Montreal.
Winning Le Mans in a Ferrari is especially poetic for Kubica, who reportedly had a contract to join the Scuderia in 2012 – only for his rallying crash to end put paid to his Ferrari F1 dreams.
“An all time moment for Robert Kubica,” F1 commentator Alex Jacques wrote, echoing the sentiments of many. “His dreams of racing for Ferrari in F1 were dashed by a horror crash which would have ended most careers, a lost LMP2 win on the last lap in ’21 added more heartbreak, today a comeback for the ages is complete. Congrats to the whole #83 entry”.
