Kubica could make rally start for Renault

Maybe Renault should have thought of this a few weeks ago as a way to get Kimi on board?

Autosport is reporting today that Robert Kubica’s maiden race with his new team, Renault, likely will happen later this month — at the Rally du Var:

Kubica is a long-time supporter of rallying – even running his own Skoda Fabia WRC for private testing – and has been linked to an entry in a Clio R3 rally car for the final round of the French Rally Championship on the Cote d’Azur. The Saint Maxime-based Rallye du Var runs for three days from November 26-29.

Kubica was quoted on French website autohebdo.fr as saying: “It’s [the entry on du Var] not 100 per cent certain yet, but there are very big chances.

“It will be only for fun, I’m not interested in times. I already asked for a video of the stages. I know some roads in this region and I realise how difficult task it will be for me.”

I think it was Cale Yarborough who I saw say that there is no better training for driving than driving. [I also believe he was commented on some of the NASCAR drivers of recent years, siuch as Carl Edwards, who emphasize the gym.] In that sense, I think getting into a car and doing some different driving makes sense. Plus, it is good cross-promotional PR.

Ah… PR. That’s why they didn’t bother with Kimi Raikkonen.

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