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12 Years After Near-Fatal Crash, F1 Hero Robert Kubica Signs With Ferrari

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When Formula 1 driver Robert Kubica was seriously injured in a crash during a 2011 rally, he had to give up a life-changing opportunity to join Ferrari for the 2012 season. Kubica eventually returned to F1 in different roles from 2018 through 2022, but he never had another shot with a race-winning team and has since returned to sports car racing. There, more than a decade later, he finally gets his shot in a Ferrari.

Kubica has signed on with AF Corse to run one of its Le Mans-winning Ferrari 499P prototypes in the Hypercar class during the next FIA World Endurance Championship season. Although the actual car he is driving has not been announced yet, the decision to sign another driver comes three weeks after the brand indicated that it is ready to add a third 499P to its stable for the 2024 season. Although Ferrari's plans to grow the team are not yet official, that car now seems to be earmarked for Kubica and two other drivers.