Robert Kubica to test 2017-spec Renault in Hungary

Renault has confirmed Robert Kubica will drive its current Formula One car at the upcoming in-season test in Hungary.

Kubica's promising F1 career was interrupted in 2011 when he suffered severe injuries in a rallying accident, but in recent months he has been exploring the possibility of a full-time return to the sport. In June he drove an F1 car for the first time in seven years during a private test with Renault at Valencia and he returned to the cockpit of the same 2012-spec car at a follow up test at Paul Ricard in July.

His return to an contemporary F1 car at the upcoming post-race test at the Hungaroring on August 2 will represent the biggest step yet in his remarkable return, and…