Kubica over the moon with 'home' race success

Robert Kubica had to wait since Monza 2006 before he could finally climb on the podium again, but today he accomplished that as he finished the Malaysian Grand Prix in second place. It was an extra special feeling for the Pole as Sepang is kind of a home race for the BMW Sauber F1 Team.

Robert Kubica said: “It’s a fantastic day for the team, for Petronas and for me - the second consecutive podium. After Monza 2006 I finally managed to get another podium myself. I want to thank everybody in the team who worked very hard over the last two months to improve the car. I didn’t have a good start because of too much wheel spin, and was fighting with Nick and Jarno Trulli. I took the dirty inside line and almost lost the car, but somehow I managed to get through the corner and overtake them. From this moment on I drove at my own pace. The Ferraris were too quick, but I was able to increase the gap from the cars following me. After the second pit stop I reduced the revs to save the engine and took it easy. I didn’t feel very well all weekend and it was very hot in the car, so the last ten laps were pretty tough. But it all paid off with a brilliant result.”