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Kubica's star status helped "mask" rookie truth

Robert Kubica claims his 'rookie' return to F1 was "masked" by his star status. When returning to Formula 1 testing last year, he claims he was effectively a rookie driver. Last year, Renault gave Kubica a test drive. It didn't result in a seat in F1 this season, but it did get him a step closer at Williams. He is currently their test and reserve driver, allowing him to feature in two FP1 sessions so far this season. He said on F1's official podcast: "People thought I would jump in and would be 2010 driver. "Well, probably with [a] 2012 car, I couldn't do it. It was so similar to what I knew. The worst is, in Hungary, I couldn't use anything I know from my past. It's...
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