Kubica left with 'mixed feelings' after F1 test

Robert Kubica says his first F1 test in six years felt like an achievement but also showed him what he had lost as a result of his rallying accident in 2011.

Driving a 2012-spec Lotus E20 painted in Renault colours, Kubica completed 115 laps of the Ricardo Tormo circuit in Valencia -- the same venue he last drove an F1 car before his career was cut short by a brutal rallying accident in 2011. The accident partially severed his right arm and, despite making a remarkable recovery, he was still left with reduced mobility in his wrist and forearm that prevented an immediate return to single seaters.

"I would like to thank everybody for making this possible, I hope it was a good day for everyone…