Robert Kubica is still undergoing surgery in Italy, and while his right hand has been saved, it is not clear what lasting damage the Pole might have.
Kubica is in the Santa Corona hospital in Pietra Ligure, where his treatment is being overseen by Dr Riccardo Ceccarelli, the doctor of the Lotus Renault GP team. Also involved is Professor Igor Rossello, a locally based specialist.
In fact it seems that Kubica may have had some good fortune, because Rossello, the Director of the Regional Centre of Hand Surgery at the Hospital Sao Paolo in Savona, is apparently a world renowned expert in the field.
Kubica’s manager Daniele Morelli says it’s too soon to speculate upon the process of recovery.
“Unfortunately the impact with the guardrail caused serious harm,” Morelli told the Italian media outside the hospital. “He has been diagnosed with multiple fractures to his leg and right arm, especially complications related to his right hand. We shall see later if the operation was successful. The clinical picture is not easy. We expect to make the necessary assessments tonight.”
“The surgeons are trying to restore the functionality of his right hand. We must now think about the muscle function, but Robert has a very strong temper and will succeed.
“The important thing is that Robert recoveries, as it has already proven to do with the incident in Canada. On that occasion it took him three months to get back on track.”
Kubica’s co-driver Jakub Gerber, who escaped unharmed, has been quoted as saying: “(He) was conscious, then fainted and woke up a couple of times, without having full knowledge of what has happened.”
Reports suggest that the road surface was damp at the time of the accident, and it’s now clear that Kubica’s injuries were caused by the Skoda hitting the end of a barrier, which penetrated the footwell of the car.
Adam Cooper F1 
Thanks for this — your updates have been making a big difference.
lets all hope that things are not as bad as they seem and we see him back behind the wheel in 2011.
Terrible news. But let’s hope the surgeon has a good following wind. Sounds like Robert could not be in better care.
Fingers crossed. Good to see good support from other drivers on twitter though. He’s obviously well liked.
Adam,
Great to know, great to read and think that there’re people with sense of compassion… You’re one of the few reporters, that i can read today without being angry and frustrated… greetings from poland
Hope Robert has a complete and quick recovery. It is really unlucky that he finds himself having an accident of this magnitude.
Andy C, you’re right – it’s good to see the F1 paddock (and lots of fans) wishing Robert well.
Your tweets today have been a wonderful, and sometimes reassuring, resource today.
Adam. Thanks for keeping us informed on Kubicas sad accident. Best wishes for a speedy recovery for him.
Have seen the car and he was lucky to not be even more severely injured. It’s in a huge mess and things coming into the cockpit at speed at very bad.
Just hope he is ok.