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Kubica injury gives Heidfeld a chance at Renault
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February 11, 2011, Friday
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RENAULT gave Nick Heidfeld's stalled Formula One career a jump-start on Wednesday by calling up the German as a possible replacement for injured Polish driver Robert Kubica.
The team said in a statement that Heidfeld, who was Kubica's teammate at BMW-Sauber for the best part of four years, would join Russian race regular Vitaly Petrov and Brazilian Bruno Senna at the second preseason test in Jerez, Spain, this week.
Kubica is in hospital in Italy after suffering serious arm, leg and hand injuries while competing in a minor rally near Genoa last Sunday. He will be out for several months and could miss the entire season. The Pole left intensive care and was transferred to the trauma ward yesterday.
Senna, nephew of the late triple champion Ayrton, is the official reserve driver but lacks Heidfeld's experience.
"Vitaly will drive the R31 on Thursday (yesterday) and Friday (today), as originally scheduled," said the Lotus-backed team, which also has Italian Vitantonio Liuzzi on its three-man list of possible stand-ins. For Saturday and Sunday, the team will give mileage to Bruno Senna and will also evaluate Nick Heidfeld, who is a potential replacement for Robert Kubica as a race driver.
"The exact running order for the weekend will be confirmed on Friday evening."
Heidfeld, dubbed 'Quick Nick', has never won a race in his 172 starts. Only one driver in Formula One history, Italian Andrea De Cesaris, has started more without standing on the top of the podium.
However, the 33-year-old does have eight second places to his name and four third places in a career that started with Prost Peugeot in 2000.
The new F1 season begins next month in Bahrain.
The team said in a statement that Heidfeld, who was Kubica's teammate at BMW-Sauber for the best part of four years, would join Russian race regular Vitaly Petrov and Brazilian Bruno Senna at the second preseason test in Jerez, Spain, this week.
Kubica is in hospital in Italy after suffering serious arm, leg and hand injuries while competing in a minor rally near Genoa last Sunday. He will be out for several months and could miss the entire season. The Pole left intensive care and was transferred to the trauma ward yesterday.
Senna, nephew of the late triple champion Ayrton, is the official reserve driver but lacks Heidfeld's experience.
"Vitaly will drive the R31 on Thursday (yesterday) and Friday (today), as originally scheduled," said the Lotus-backed team, which also has Italian Vitantonio Liuzzi on its three-man list of possible stand-ins. For Saturday and Sunday, the team will give mileage to Bruno Senna and will also evaluate Nick Heidfeld, who is a potential replacement for Robert Kubica as a race driver.
"The exact running order for the weekend will be confirmed on Friday evening."
Heidfeld, dubbed 'Quick Nick', has never won a race in his 172 starts. Only one driver in Formula One history, Italian Andrea De Cesaris, has started more without standing on the top of the podium.
However, the 33-year-old does have eight second places to his name and four third places in a career that started with Prost Peugeot in 2000.
The new F1 season begins next month in Bahrain.
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