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Chandhok on Kubica: 'Teams Can't Hire Drivers Based on their Past'

Former Formula 1 driver Karun Chandhok believes that 'teams can't hire drivers based on their past', and that whilst former Williams Martini Racing hopeful Robert Kubica was brilliant at his peak, he's had more opportunities to find a seat in Formula 1 than most drivers have. Kubica was looking to follow in the footsteps of drivers like Michael Schumacher and Kimi Raikkonen, returning to Formula 1 following a break from the sport, however that has, for now, been put on hold. The Polish driver's first stint in Formula 1 came between 2006 and 2010 and proved reasonably successful, returning one win and twelve podiums from his seventy-six race starts. Following his 2010 departure from the...
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