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Kubica had a moment of ‘panic' on the grid

Making his first standing start in more than eight years, Robert Kubica has admitted there was a moment of 'panic' on the Australian GP grid as he couldn't see the lights. The Polish driver lined up at the very back of the Melbourne grid after a wretched showing from Williams in qualifying. That put him directly behind Carlos Sainz, who was blocking the start lights. 'It was my first standing start in eight years and four months,' Kubica explained. 'I never did a standing start on the grid since Abu Dhabi 2010, and actually it was quite good. 'I had a bit of panic because when I stopped I couldn't see the lights. 'The rear wing of the McLaren was hiding it. 'I could see the first block and...
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