Hungarian GP: Pre-Race Interview With Renault’s Robert Kubica

Hungarian GP: Pre-Race Interview With Renault's Robert Kubica

Hungarian GP: Pre-Race Interview With Renault's Robert Kubica

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Question: Robert, you regard this as your home race, don’t you?

Robert Kubica: Yeah, it is the closest race to Poland. Many fans are coming here. As there will not be a Polish Grand Prix I think Hungary we can call it my home race.

Question: There are a lot of Poles here?

Robert Kubica: For now, not, but expecting quite a lot. I think the biggest part of fans in Hungary are Polish and Finns, so I think there will be quite a lot of Polish fans.

Question: You have suggested that this could be a good circuit for you. Maybe not as good as Monaco, but it is almost like a street circuit in the countryside. That’s what it has been described as.

Robert Kubica: I think we can be closer to the top here. The track characteristics suit our car better. Things have changed since Monaco. Monaco is a long time ago, so all cars have been improved. Most of the cars now are running F-duct although in Hungary here it is not so important. But I think it is still quite a big advantage. We will have to see. The cars are a bit different, so we will have to see.

Question: It has been suggested that the Renault engine is down on power. Is that something you have noticed?

Robert Kubica: Well, difficult to say. From the numbers we lack power but how much and how big an affect it is it is impossible for me to judge. It is not a secret and I think it is not the first year that the Renault engine unfortunately is not the strongest one.

Question: Should the team order rule be scrapped? What’s your view?

Robert Kubica: It’s not so simple, I think. We are all working for our teams. I think the most important… unless you like it or you don’t like it is the team. If there’s a chance or an opportunity to help the team to score better results or whatever in the final standings, it’s normal that you are asked to do it. It’s normal that you will do it, and that’s very simple. I know it’s not always easy to let your team-mate by but sometimes it’s important for the team, and that’s how it was working, that’s how it will work for many years, so unless we say it’s not allowed to overtake your team-mate, because I think this is the only rule to stop it, but you cannot put it. It was like this ten years ago, it will be like this in the next ten years.

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