It's Official: He's Back! Robert Kubica races with Williams for 2019

It's been confirmed on Thursday (23/11/18) on the eve of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, that former BMW Sauber and Renault driver Robert Kubica will race with the Williams F1 Team for the 2019 Formula 1 season, completing a remarkable comeback eight years after a rally accident that nearly killed him.



The former Grand Prix winner suffered a partially severed right arm among many other injuries in the crash and still has partial movement in that limb.

Kubica has been a test driver this season with the team, after losing out to the drive this season to Sergey Sirotkin.



Kubica was also understood to have had a firm offer from Ferrari to take up a development role with the Italian team for 2019. Instead opted to race next season with Williams.

Kubica will partner 2017 GP3 Series Champion, Formula 2 Championship leader and current Mercedes reserve driver George Russell at Williams next season. While, Sirotkin is out of a drive after a poor season with the team, while Lance Stroll is more than likely off to Force India next season.

Overall, happy to see Robert Kubica back racing in Formula 1 next season. It was strongly rumoured from the start of this week that Kubica already signed a deal to drive at Williams next season.

All I can say, welcome back Robert Kubica.