After being slated to drive for Scuderia Ferrari in the 2012 Formula 1 season, Robert Kubica was severely injured in a rally crash in 2011. Until earlier this year, he had not competed in a Formula 1 race since the 2010 season.
The 34-year-old Pole signed with ROKiT Williams Racing ahead of the 2019 season and returned to the sport, marking one of the biggest comebacks that the sport has seen.
That said, Kubica still hasn’t managed to beat his 21-year-old rookie teammate, George Russell, at all.
Kubica has qualified in last (20th) place for four of the season’s first five races. Russell, meanwhile, has qualified in 19th for each of these four races. Kubica qualified in 18th for the season’s third race, the Chinese Grand Prix, while Russell qualified in 17th as a result of the fact that two drivers were unable to qualify for the race.
Kubica has finished in last place in every race so far this season among the drivers who have actually finished the races. Russell, meanwhile, has finished in second to last in each of them.
In the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, Russell finished in 16th place, two laps off the lead lap. Kubica finished one lap behind Russell in 17th. In the season’s second race, the Bahrain Grand Prix, Russell finished one lap off the lead lap in 15th while Kubica finished two laps off the lead lap in 16th.
In the Chinese Grand Prix, both Russell and Kubica finished two laps off the lead lap, with Russell finishing in 16th place and Kubica finishing in 17th. They both finished two laps off the lead lap in the season’s fourth race, the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, as well, with Russell finishing in 15th and Kubica finishing in 16th.
Most recently, in the season’s fifth race, the Spanish Grand Prix, Russell and Kubica both finished one lap off the lead lap, with Russell finishing in 16th place and Kubica finishing in 17th.
Source: Beyond the Flag