Formula One rivals are passing on their best wishes to Robert Kubica following his horrific accident.
Rivals send injured driver their regards after accident
Formula One rivals are passing on their best wishes to Robert Kubica following his horrific accident.
Kubica remains in hospital after undergoing a seven-hour surgery to save his right hand, which was severally injured in a rally accident in Italy on Sunday.
At present, his doctors are cautiously optimistic about his recovery but admit it could take him up to a year to fully recover.
Already drivers have been visiting the Pole with Fernando Alonso reportedly paying a brief visit to the hospital on Sunday.
The Ferrari driver, a good friend of Kubica's, also posted best wishes on
Twitter.
"Let's all support Robert Kubica, who suffered an accident," Alonso tweeted. "Besides a great driver, he is a great person."
Virgin Racing's Timo Glock also posted a tweet: "I'm thinking of Robert, wish him all the best and hope to see him soon on the track and especially off-track as a friend."
Rubens Barrichello said: "I would like to ask you for your best wishes to Kubica. We all like him and he deserves all the best."
Kubica's co-driver Jakub Gerber says he didn't notice the car skidding when they crashed.
Kubica was starting the opening stage of the Ronde di Andora Rally, near Genoa, when his Skoda Fabia left the road and hit a wall of a church at high speed. His co-driver Gerber escaped unhurt.
He told
Gazzetta dello Sport: "We were on the first four kilometres of the first special stage.
"I was looking at the notes and didn't notice that the car was skidding.
"Only when we crashed I saw Robert holding his arm, and after a few moments he lost consciousness.
"Robert isn't just a great driver, he is a friend. I just hope he can recover soon."
