Pole position to take on new meaning

On Sunday, Kubica, who was a reserve driver until then, debuted on a wet track in Budapest and finished seventh. Later in the day he was disqualified due to the fact that his car turned out to be too light. Kubica spent most of his youth karting. Having won all possible karting titles in Poland by the age of 13, Kubica's father decided that his son should continue driving in Italy. "To develop, one has to escape from Poland. I will say it in an even more cruel way: if I had a son and I would like him to participate in karting races, I would immediately take him out of the country", said Robert Kubica. He has only a primary school education, as he preferred racing to learning. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p.1) M.M.