2008 was toughest year of my career - Kubica

For Robert Kubica, the 2008 Formula One season was an opportunity to demonstrate what he is really capable of: one race victory, six further podium finishes and a pole position did just that. The BMW Sauber F1 Team driver looks back at his second complete season at the top level of motorsport.

"The 2008 season was very long and extremely hard - probably the toughest of my career," says Robert Kubica. "The team have done a wonderful job and we can be proud of our season. I don't like to give myself too much praise, but I think I drove really well. I was almost always fast and able to show my potential."

The first half of the season, the highlight of which was the one-two for Robert and Nick in Montreal, is one that the Pole will remember for a long time. "I can think of various great moments, especially over the first half of the season - my podium in Malaysia, pole position in Bahrain and, of course, my first race victory in Canada," says Robert. "I'm also very proud of my performance in Fuji. That was probably my strongest race of the year."

The man who finished fourth in this year's World Championship did, however, have to cope with some disappointments. However, they were few and far between. "The most frustrating weekend was the first of the season in Melbourne: I'd had a very disappointing season in 2007 and my race was going really well until Kazuki Nakajima ran into me," Robert recalls. "But we have made a big leap forward compared to 2007. We had no technical retirements and were in there fighting for the title almost until the end of the season."