Renault have issued a further update on Robert Kubica’s progress following speculation that his condition had deteriorated.
A statement issued by the team said: “The latest update on Robert is that his condition remains positive.
“He will stay in intensive care for the next couple of days to allow a complete check-up and to avoid another change of department before his final operation.
“His good general condition means that the final surgery (on the elbow) is scheduled for Wednesday.”
Robert Kubica rally crash
Magnificent Geoffrey (@magnificent-geoffrey)
14th February 2011, 12:41
Thankfully, I think we can safely say that the only thing about Kubica that is deteriorating is his hairline.
BasCB (@bascb)
14th February 2011, 12:44
LOL
Tom
14th February 2011, 13:26
Here’s Kubica in a rather fitting t-shirt :(
http://gwizdek24.se.pl/s/photos/thumbnails/104958/Robert_Kubica_i_Edyta_Witas_640x480.jpg
mfDB
14th February 2011, 13:27
I don’t see Kubica in that picture….hehe
JT19 (@jt19)
14th February 2011, 16:53
haha…class comment! i have the same effect.
Cyclops_PL (@cyclops_pl)
14th February 2011, 17:18
pervs :P
Sush Meerkat
14th February 2011, 18:34
Kubica’s got the same sunglasses as me.
Oakley XX’s, he’s got good tastes.
HURR HURR!
AG
15th February 2011, 11:38
Is that his nurse?
andrewh
17th February 2011, 6:11
I would say his patience is likely what is deteriorating
Abhijeet MS
14th February 2011, 12:44
I think we are going to loose out on one of the contenders for wdc 2011. I hope Kubica returns back to F1 asap.
Ben
14th February 2011, 13:28
I’d rather he sit out 2011 totally and make sure he’s completely right and able to make a proper challenge on 2012, rather than rushing back early before he’s properly ready.
dyslexicbunny
14th February 2011, 16:56
My thoughts as well. I sent something to similar effect to the email James Allen posted for well wishings to Kubica.
fans@lotusrenaultgp.com
Ben Needham (@ben-n)
14th February 2011, 13:02
I believe it was his fiancee that had been quoted as saying that his condition has deteriorated somewhat…
A lot of surgery to have though – good man!
Cyclops_PL (@cyclops_pl)
14th February 2011, 13:07
She probably said something different, as the TVN24 tv station which spread the news was kicked out of the hospital.
Maciek
14th February 2011, 14:01
They were!? Excellent! Their reporters and morning studio crew are SO obnoxious.
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
14th February 2011, 14:06
Where’d you hear that about TVN24, Cyclops?
chaostheory
14th February 2011, 14:25
I tried to fing better source (not from Poland) but found only this one:
href=”http://translate.google.pl/translate?hl=pl&sl=fr&tl=en&u=http://www.autohebdo.fr/f1/f1/breve-25-25-13236/140211-l-etat-de-kubica-est-stable”>
Cyclops_PL (@cyclops_pl)
14th February 2011, 14:44
http://f1.pl/Artykul.82+M5c8b0791ccb.0.html
The last sentence of the article reads as follows: Z uwagi na podawanie nieprawdziwych informacji władze szpitala podjęły decyzję o usunięciu z terenu placówki ekipy kanału TVN24., in English “As a result of spreading false information, the management of the hospital decided to expell the TVN24 news crew from the premises “
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
14th February 2011, 14:53
Thanks for that.
Damon
14th February 2011, 13:19
The now apparently false news about his condition having deteriorated was brought up in all Polish media today morning.
It’s gone now.
There was even a supposed quote from Robert’s surgeon saying something to the effect of “I’m worried that we kind of overdid it with the 10 hour long surgery”.
That’s why it’s always better to wait for official reports.
Alianora La Canta
14th February 2011, 15:04
Thank goodness the TVN24 lot got thrown out – we don’t need to be worried by completely false information and it’s a nuisance the Kubica family and hospital authorities need even less.
AndrewTanner (@andrewtanner)
14th February 2011, 13:18
If we can’t see him under the chequered flag in Bahrain I really hope he can wave it!
Adrian J (@adrian-j)
14th February 2011, 13:25
I think that might be wishful thinking as he’s going to need a lot of rest to allow his leg and arm to heal.
I can’t help but wonder as well whether some of the mis-reporting that’s going on is due to things getting lost in translation when the (probably sports) reporters are dealing with medical terminology…
chaostheory
14th February 2011, 14:11
If youre talking about polish reporters that were kicked out by the police – dont call them sports reporters :( So many years has passed and here in Poland they still cant tell the difference between F1 driver and rally driver; for example: the day RK had his accident there were news in main information program of some tv station, and they said – as the background to the story – that Robert is experienced rally driver because he started karting when he was very young (!) – they didnt even – probably- knew he did some rallies last year…
There are some good motorsport reporters in Poland, but you can count them with fingers of one hand.
This misreporting is simply due to poor standards.
Dianna
14th February 2011, 14:33
Poor Kubicas body and mind must be exhausted,no matter how fit he was before all of this.One side of him has virtually been rebuilt.
This is going to take a long time,you cannot hurry nature.
Damon
14th February 2011, 14:40
Stop moaning (alternatively: cry my a river), Chaostheory, your complaints have nothing to do with the topic, really.
Some reporters seek news, others create news. That’s universal in all countries.
chaostheory
14th February 2011, 14:48
Why? All this was started by TVN24 reporters – their lack of professionalism is exactly what I am witnessing in polish media when it comes to F1, Kubica and so on. So, just be aware of polish sources for news.
Maciek
14th February 2011, 14:53
Hey cut the guy some slack – I don’t remember there being very stringent rules around here for sticking with ‘the topic’. At the same time you’re right – shoddy reporting does happen everywhere – the other day CNN International were talking about Kubica’s potential replacement etc. and for about five minutes they were showing a loop of Renault testing runs…. from 2006.
Cyclops_PL (@cyclops_pl)
14th February 2011, 15:35
In this particular situation, the most reliable source in Poland is Mikołaj Sokół, sports journalist, former commentantor, privately Kubica’s friend. He writes for Rzeczpospolita newspaper and f1.pl portal.
dyslexicbunny
14th February 2011, 16:58
Maciek, I’d speculate that it’s all they had on file somewhere. At least they tried.
summers (@summers)
14th February 2011, 21:42
@Cyclops_PL
Sokół maybe Kubica’s friend but F1.pl is one of the worst formula 1 webpages I have ever seen. Huge mistakes in translation, false information and very bad journalism.
I tried to fix their errors many times by clarifying the information in the comments but they just keep deleting them.
Polish F1 sites are sadly in 90% garbage. Sometimes I read a post or two on f1talks.pl but I honestly prefer British and Italian sites.
Konrad
16th February 2011, 10:25
@summers
You forgot about f1wm.pl They’re good.
BasCB (@bascb)
14th February 2011, 16:17
I suppose it would be better to wait a while for antother GP.
Even if he would be able to stand up in Bahrain aleady and hold the flag in his hand to wave it, it would be better not to do to much unneciccary travelling.
Wait for Monza or something.
MEF
14th February 2011, 21:33
@ BasCB – I disagree completely with everything you say.
MagillaGorilla
15th February 2011, 17:13
@BasCB
So I see you’re either doing the same troll routine or you actually have a stalker the same one that just changed their name. Either way this is asinine…
dim
14th February 2011, 14:43
Get well Robert!
Dennoow
14th February 2011, 18:35
I really hope he gets well soon! He’s one of the 4 best to watch!
dsob
14th February 2011, 22:04
As the doctors looked at Kubica on the operating table, they said “We have the technology. We can rebuild him, faster and stronger!”
In 2012, look for Robert Kubica, the Six-Million-Dollar F1 Driver!
Seriously though, I hope his recovery is short and painless as possible.
BasCB (@bascb)
15th February 2011, 7:05
Nice one dsob, Kubica already confirmed it himself, he will return better than ever!
SeattleChris
14th February 2011, 22:04
Far too many posts on this site mistake “loose” with “lose” Too help keep it firm in your head just remember that if you use two O’s when referring to loss, you are a “loser” and you probably go grab a drink and get “looser”.
Kubica is having so many surgeries that it is making me nervous… There is more and more chance that he will get mrsa or another hospital infection from these. Man I hope that doesn’t happen. My fiancee is an ICU nurse in her in the States and I hear a lot about these things. Keep your fingers crossed!
Kirk
14th February 2011, 22:33
Ruben Barrichello on twitter today: guess from who I received a call today??Robert Kubica…tks GOD he is ok ,talking normally…I was so happy…
14 minutes ago via web
Retweeted by 100+ people
BasCB (@bascb)
15th February 2011, 7:08
Congratulating him with the good time, probably fishing a bit for information on tyres and fuel loads!
Good too see, Kubica is really in the game, I bet Nick Heidfeld and Boullier were also briefing him the moment the test ended.
kateafan
15th February 2011, 8:49
Mark Webber was the latest driver to visit Robert. Good to see the camaraderie between some of the top drivers.
AG
15th February 2011, 11:40
Wonder how he will feel in the Renault is a monster and Heidfeld gets the title.
vayha
15th February 2011, 21:40
Best prophet in Poland – called Krzysztof Jackowski – sad that RK will be back in 60 days. After that he will drive as fast as he can do… and Poland will be proud of him 2 times this year but.. there is something wrong… Robert must be aware about – “beeing indestructible”.
Krzysztof Jackowski has thousends of documents signed by police, that he helped find bodies and missing people. He also was working with police in England few times. He predicted polish president death, banks bankrupcy (people was laughing few years ago about his prediction), he predicted collapse of Europe Union (people was laughing too – now they dont) and he sad that in EU will be two diferent currency – long time ego – people sad that it was impossible.
PeriSoft
16th February 2011, 16:02
Promoting a scam artist in this context is abhorrent.
Tomek
16th February 2011, 7:01
Yes, the all brutal truth about the Polish or better to say anti-Polish media is that they just hate any positive development of Polish nationals no matter Kubica or anybody else. I am reading some news from the Polish internet web sites, newspapers, radio and TV stations on daily basis and must state, that there is no patriotic mood at all to protect or at least accept in any way a vitory or any success of Polish national, and this counts not just for sportsmen or sportswomen. The country is occupied by “aliens” who own 80-90% of the public media.
ispaving
18th February 2011, 5:44
Very critical situation a final surgery