"he scored pole position in the Macau F3 Grand Prix, where he broke the lap record, but finished second in the race. In 2005 he won the World Series by Renault championship with the Epsilon Euskadi team, earning Formula One tests with Renault. In , Kubica became the official reserve driver for the BMW Sauber Formula One team. His results in both Friday testing and private test sessions, along with the words of BMW Sauber team principal Mario Theissen, led to speculation that he would become Poland's first ever Formula One racing driver in . In August 2006, Kubica's teammate,"
"Robert Kubica Robert Józef Kubica (; born 7 December 1984) is a Polish racing driver who is currently the test and reserve driver for the Williams F1 team. He became the first Polish driver to compete in Formula One. Between 2006 and 2009 he drove for the BMW Sauber F1 team, promoted from test driver to race driver during 2006. In June 2008, Kubica took his maiden Formula One victory in the , becoming the first Polish driver to win a Formula One race. That season he led the championship at one stage, before finishing fourth overall, his best career"
"for the team in 2019 where he will partner George Russell. As Kubica was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.<br> Did not finish the race, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.<br> All Formula One race and championship results are taken from: Robert Kubica Robert Józef Kubica (; born 7 December 1984) is a Polish racing driver who is currently the test and reserve driver for the Williams F1 team. He became the first Polish driver to compete in Formula One. Between 2006 and 2009 he drove for the BMW"
"Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Viktor Bottas (; born 28 August 1989), is a Finnish racing driver currently competing in Formula One with Mercedes. Bottas previously drove for Williams from to . He currently resides in Monaco. In his first four races for Mercedes in , Bottas achieved his first Formula One pole position in Bahrain and his first victory at the following event in Russia. He finished the 2017 season taking pole position, fastest lap, and the race win at Abu Dhabi. Bottas was born in Nastola, Finland on 28 August 1989 to Rauno Bottas and Marianne Välimaa. His father owns"
"a petrol engine. After long talks with his parents, his father, Artur, bought him the car and young Kubica spent long hours driving around plastic bottles. When he got older it became apparent that he needed better equipment, so his father bought him a go-kart. However, Kubica was too young to start racing in the Polish Karting Championship as he was under the age of ten. When he entered the championship, he won six titles in three years. After his third season, Kubica decided to switch to a more competitive series in Italy. In 1998 Kubica became the first foreigner"
"survived and recovered enough to race again just six weeks later at the Italian Grand Prix. Although he narrowly lost the title to James Hunt that year, he won his second Ferrari crown the year after during his final season at the team. After a couple of years at Brabham and two years' hiatus, Lauda returned and raced four seasons for McLaren between 1982 and 1985 – during which he won the 1984 title by 0.5 points over his team colleague Alain Prost. Niki Lauda was born on 22 February 1949 in Vienna, Austria, to a wealthy family. His paternal"
"where Hamilton became European champion, with Rosberg not far behind. Robert Kubica, who raced with them before Formula One, recalled how they were competitive both on and off the track, saying ""they would even have races to eat pizza, always eating two at a time"". Sports journalist Paul Weaver contrasts their upbringings: Rosberg, an only child, was born in Germany but brought up in Monaco and was the son of the wealthy former Formula One world champion, Keke Rosberg, whereas Hamilton was born on a council estate in Stevenage, and his father had to work multiple jobs to fund his"
"Driver failed to finish the race, but was classified as they had completed >90% of the race distance. Renault R30 The Renault R30 was a Formula One motor racing car designed and built by Renault for the season, and was driven by Robert Kubica and rookie Vitaly Petrov. The car was unveiled on January 31, 2010 at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia. At the , Renault introduced the F-duct on the R30, having been postponed since Silverstone due to inefficiency. It was immediately obvious that the R30 was more competitive than the R29. Robert Kubica enjoyed a string of"
"2017, his season was plagued by various problems, including several retirements in races where he could have scored solid points. After the 2017 United States Grand Prix, where he scored his last F1 points up to date, Kvyat and Red Bull parted ways, effectively terminating his contract. In January 2018, it was announced that Kvyat will join Scuderia Ferrari as a development driver. Daniil Kvyat was born in Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia to Vyacheslav and Zulfiya Kvyat. Vyacheslav Kvyat worked for Bashneft, initially as a mechanic at the Novo-Ufa refinery, but rose through the ranks to become the financial director of"
"that ""another famous team"" was racing with colours similar to those of another tobacco brand and had done so in Canada without trouble in previous years. Ultimately, the car raced in Canada with no changes to its livery. The R31 was unveiled at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, Spain on 31 January 2011, where Vitaly Petrov was first to drive it. Renault had planned to have Robert Kubica as teammate to Petrov, but Kubica got injured while testing a rally car. So, Renault hired Kubica's former BMW Sauber teammate Nick Heidfeld instead. The car attracted attention for a radical"
"Grand Prix. Robert Kubica had 4th places in Spain, France and Britain, which were his best results. Sebastian Vettel scored points for 8th place in his only appearance for the team, at the United States Grand Prix. Heidfeld was the only driver to frequently break the Ferrari/McLaren deadlock at the front of qualifying, with his best result being 2nd on the grid in Hungary. The BMW Sauber cars qualified in the top 10 in every race apart from Kubica qualifying 14th in Belgium. The car was also involved in one of the biggest crashes of the modern era, Kubica's at"
"One World Champion after an intense duel with teammate Hamilton, which was undecided until the final race, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. He announced his retirement from the sport five days later, on 2 December 2016. Before the 2017 Formula One season, Rosberg announced that he would continue his partnership with Mercedes, as an ambassador. Rosberg was born in Wiesbaden, Hesse, West Germany, the son of Finnish Formula One world champion Keke Rosberg and his German wife Sina. Rosberg was born only four days after his father won the 1985 Detroit Grand Prix, driving a Williams-Honda. Rosberg, who spent much"
"a small cleaning company, and mother is an undertaker. He was educated in Heinola. Bottas served in the army briefly, which is mandatory for adult males in Finland. His military rank is Lance corporal. Born in Nastola, Finland, Bottas finished eighth in the 2005 Karting World Cup for the P.D.B. Racing Team, using Gillard chassis and Parilla engines. Bottas won both the 2008 Formula Renault Eurocup and the 2008 Formula Renault Northern European Cup. In doing so, he repeated the feat of Filipe Albuquerque, who won both the NEC and Eurocup in the same season, in 2006. Bottas would have"
"Bottas was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. <nowiki>†</nowiki> Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance. Driver failed to finish the race, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance. Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Viktor Bottas (; born 28 August 1989), is a Finnish racing driver currently competing in Formula One with Mercedes. Bottas previously drove for Williams from to . He currently resides in Monaco. In his first four races for Mercedes in , Bottas achieved his first Formula One pole"
"Max Verstappen Max Emilian Verstappen (; born 30 September 1997) is a Belgian-Dutch racing driver who competes under the Dutch flag in Formula One with Red Bull Racing. Aged , he became the youngest driver to compete in Formula 1 at the 2015 Australian Grand Prix. He also holds eight other ""firsts"" in Formula One racing. After spending the entire season with Scuderia Toro Rosso, he started his campaign with the Italian team, before being promoted into Red Bull Racing mid-season as a replacement for Daniil Kvyat. He won the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix in his debut race for Red"
"in and , joining Juan Manuel Fangio and Michael Schumacher as drivers with five or more World Championship titles. Hamilton was born on 7 January 1985 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England. Hamilton's mother, Carmen (Larbalestier), is white British, while his father, Anthony Hamilton, is black British, making him mixed-race; he self-identifies as black. Lewis's parents separated when he was two; as a result of this, he lived with his mother and half-sisters until he was twelve, when he started living with his father, stepmother Linda and half-brother Nicolas, also a professional racing driver, who has cerebral palsy. In early 2011, Nicolas"
"of being used to cover the costs of day-to-day operations. Testing and development work was carried out by Robert Kubica. The role was Kubica's first with a Formula One team since his 2011 rallying accident that almost resulted in the traumatic amputation of his arm. Driver failed to finish the race, but was classified as they had completed more than 90% of the race distance. Williams FW41 The Williams FW41 is a Formula One racing car designed by Paddy Lowe and Dirk de Beer for the Williams team, to compete in the 2018 FIA Formula One World Championship. The car"
"racing competitively. Kvyat currently lives in Monaco. In addition to his native Russian, he is also fluent in Italian, Spanish, English and has some ability in speaking Finnish. Rules introduced for the 2014 FIA Formula One World Championship allowed the drivers to pick their own racing numbers that they will carry with them for the rest of their careers. When asked about which number he wanted, Kvyat revealed that 26 was the number he had chosen as he had no previous connection to it, and that he wanted to make it successful. Kvyat's hobbies include table tennis, football, wakeboarding and"
"Keke Rosberg Keijo Erik Rosberg (; born 6 December 1948), known as ""Keke"", is a Finnish former racing driver and winner of the Formula One World Championship. He was the first Finnish driver to compete regularly in the series. He is the father of retired Formula One driver and Formula One world champion Nico Rosberg. Rosberg was born on 6 December 1948 in Solna, Stockholm County in Sweden, where his father studied veterinary science. Rosberg's father Lars Rosberg and mother Lea Lautala were both natives of Hamina, Finland. The family moved back to Finland in the spring of 1950, originally"
"Slavica Ecclestone Slavica Ecclestone (""born"" Radić; born 2 June 1958) is a Croatian model and the ex-wife of former Formula One CEO Bernie Ecclestone. Ecclestone was born in Rijeka, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia where her Bosnian Serb parents — Jovo Radić and Ljubica Malić from Maglajani and Riječani, respectively, both villages within the Laktaši municipality, PR Bosnia-Herzegovina — had settled shortly before her birth in search of expanded job opportunities. The family soon moved back to northern Bosnia to her father's village meaning Slavica would spend the majority of her childhood in Maglajani. After her parents divorced when she was"
"in the second half of the campaign left him trailing Lewis Hamilton significantly and Vettel eventually saw his title hopes end in Mexico. Vettel also contended for the title against Hamilton, winning several races over the course of the season, but for the second straight year, his championship hopes ended in Mexico. In addition to the numerous 'youngest' records held, Vettel is currently in 3rd place among all-time race winners () and podium finishes () and fourth among polesitters (). Vettel was born in Heppenheim, then West Germany, to Norbert and Heike Vettel. He has one younger brother, Fabian, and"
"Kubica was retained by Renault – rebranded as Lotus Renault GP through Lotus Cars sponsorship – into the season, again partnered with Petrov. He tested the team's new car, the Renault R31, for the first time in Valencia on 2 February. On the last day of testing in Valencia he set the fastest time of the session. On 6 February 2011, Kubica was injured in a crash on the first stage of the Ronde di Andora rally. He was driving a Super 2000-specification Škoda Fabia in Testico when his car left the road at high speed and hit a crash"
"also popular in Finland, though the national football team has never qualified for a finals tournament of the World Cup or the European Championships. Jari Litmanen and Sami Hyypiä are the most internationally renowned of the Finnish football players. Relative to its population, Finland has been a top country in the world in automobile racing, measured by international success. Finland has produced three Formula One World Champions – Keke Rosberg (Williams, 1982), Mika Häkkinen (McLaren, 1998 and 1999) and Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari, 2007). Along with Räikkönen, the other Finnish Formula One driver currently active is Valtteri Bottas (Williams). Rosberg's son,"
"begin his rehabilitation on 24 April 2011. In November 2011 it was announced that Kubica would not be ready for the beginning of the season, forcing Renault to begin the season with two other drivers, Kimi Räikkönen and Romain Grosjean. In an interview in 2018 Kubica revealed that he had signed for Ferrari for the season. Kubica's recovery was dealt another setback after he re-broke his right leg, when he reportedly slipped on ice near his home in Italy, on 11 January 2012. He remained out of competitive racing for most of 2012, but returned to compete in the Ronde"
"classified as they had completed >90% of the race distance.<br> BMW Sauber F1.09 The BMW Sauber F1.09 was BMW Sauber's Formula One motor racing car for the 2009 Formula One season. The car was launched on January 20, 2009 at Circuit de Valencia located in Valencia, Spain. It was driven by Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld, both retained from 2008. After the team's impressive performance in 2008, winning their first race and coming third in the championship, much was expected of them. BMW made a promising start to the season, with Kubica running second at Melbourne and lapping faster than"
"a short-notice stand-in for regular driver Kimi Räikkönen. In 2015, Kovalainen moved to Japan to compete in Super GT in the GT500 class with Lexus. Born in Suomussalmi, Finland, Kovalainen's career began in kart racing, much like that of many other Formula One drivers. He competed in karting from 1991 to 2000, during which time he finished runner-up in the Finnish Formula A championship in 1999 and 2000. In 2000 he won the Nordic championship and the Paris-Bercy Elf Masters event, as well as finished third in the World Formula Super A Championship, leading him to be elected as the"
"Renault R30 The Renault R30 was a Formula One motor racing car designed and built by Renault for the season, and was driven by Robert Kubica and rookie Vitaly Petrov. The car was unveiled on January 31, 2010 at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia. At the , Renault introduced the F-duct on the R30, having been postponed since Silverstone due to inefficiency. It was immediately obvious that the R30 was more competitive than the R29. Robert Kubica enjoyed a string of strong finishes early in the year and Renault established themselves as the main rivals of Mercedes for 4th"
"respected and the only person he had envied. Lauda appears in an episode of ""Mayday"" titled ""Niki Lauda: Testing the Limits"" regarding the events of Lauda Air Flight 004. Niki Lauda Andreas Nikolaus ""Niki"" Lauda (born 22 February 1949) is an Austrian former Formula One driver and a three-time F1 World Drivers' Champion, winning in , and . He is currently the only driver to have been champion for both Ferrari and McLaren, the sport's two most successful constructors. He is considered by some as one of the greatest F1 drivers of all time. More recently an aviation entrepreneur, he"
"medal in Olympic 1976 Montreal and three gold medals in FIVB World Championship 1974, 2014 and 2018. Mariusz Pudzianowski is a highly successful strongman competitor and has won more World's Strongest Man titles than any other competitor in the world, winning the event in 2008 for the fifth time. The first Polish Formula One driver, Robert Kubica, has brought awareness of Formula One racing to Poland. He won the 2008 Canadian Grand Prix and now does rallying following a crash in 2011 that left him unable to drive F1 cars. Poland has made a distinctive mark in motorcycle speedway racing"
"Bottas from Williams to Mercedes, leaving a late vacancy at Williams. Massa subsequently postponed his retirement, returning to Williams to partner rookie Lance Stroll for the 2017 season. On 4 November 2017, Massa confirmed that he would be retiring from Formula One at the end of the 2017 season. Massa was born in São Paulo and grew up in Botucatu, in the interior of the state of São Paulo. He is of Italian descent. His grandparents come from the town of Cerignola, in the province of Foggia, Italy. He began karting when he was 8 years old, finishing fourth in"
"that it would be dropped for 2012 but was quickly denied by Williams. Frank Williams (Formula One) Sir Francis Owen Garbett Williams (born 16 April 1942) is a British businessman and former driver and mechanic. He is a founder and team principal of the Williams Formula One racing team. Born in South Shields, County Durham, England, son of a serving RAF officer and a special education teacher (and later headmistress), Williams was in part brought up by his maternal aunt and uncle in Jarrow when his parents' marriage broke down. He subsequently spent much of his later childhood at a"
"in his right hand and was determined to make a swift return to Formula One in 2011. Since his return to good health, however, he initially stated that a return to Formula One would be ""nearly impossible"" because of his injury. Since then, he has taken part in tests with Renault and Williams, admitting that a Formula One return in the near future was not impossible. On 16 January 2018, it was announced that Kubica would become the reserve driver of Williams for the 2018 season. Kubica returned to racing in September 2012, winning a minor rally in Italy. Kubica"
"he has won , with a total of podium finishes. Button was born on 19 January 1980 in Frome, Somerset and brought up in nearby Vobster. He is the fourth child of South African Simone Lyons and former Rallycross driver John Button, who was well known in the UK during most of the 1970s for his so-called ""Colorado Beetle"" Volkswagen, before switching to a VW Golf Mk1 in 1978. He was named after his father's Danish friend and rallycross opponent Erling Jensen, changing the ""e"" to an ""o"" to differentiate it from Jensen Motors. He was educated at Vallis First"