Eric Boullier has admitted it is unlikely Robert Kubica will be able to return to his Renault race cockpit this season.<\/p>\n
Injured Pole Kubica is preparing to undergo a final operation in the next few days to restore mobility to his elbow.<\/p>\n
“I know this is the last one and then he will be starting, finally, the full rehabilitation,” Renault team boss Boullier is quoted by Reuters at Spa-Francorchamps.<\/p>\n
There have been suggestions Kubica might be fit enough to return later this season, but Boullier played down that possibility.<\/p>\n
“To be honest I don’t know.\u00a0 I don’t believe so,” said the Frenchman.<\/p>\n
Boullier explained that Kubica, 26, not only has to recover but also “get back his feeling” for a formula one car.<\/p>\n
Therefore, before a race comeback can be planned, simulator and track tests will be necessary.<\/p>\n
“When he is ready,” Boullier is quoted by Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport, “we are still planning to have him in the next season.<\/p>\n
“First, we will have to organise a 2009 car for him to test.”<\/p>\n
With Nick Heidfeld definitely out of the picture for 2012, Boullier admitted that Renault has other options should Kubica not be ready.<\/p>\n
“We have to consider many scenarios,” he told F1’s official website.\u00a0 “Robert obviously is our number one scenario; Romain Grosjean is doing a good job; and let’s wait and see what Bruno (Senna) is doing and delivering for the next eight races.”<\/p>\n
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