![]() His time with Renault was cut short so abruptly and we perceived such a nice future with him. It is a tricky thing to jump into an F1 car after six years and it was a great performance from him. "His comments and feedback, however, were like turning the clock back for all of us. has changed a little, he is more mellow and he wasn’t as pushy when asking for every detail about the set-up of the car! Renault's sporting director Alan Permane said the test was like turning back the clock, adding: "It was good to see Robert back in a Formula 1 car. Renault gave me my first F1 test in 2005, so I appreciate another test this time around." "It is not easy after six years, but I knew I could do the job and I can be satisfied. "I don’t know what the future will bring, but I know one thing, after working for more than one year to prepare for this, I ran with good pace and consistent in difficult conditions. ![]() "I have mixed feelings, I am proud with what I achieved today, but also it shows what I have lost. ![]() It has been a long time away from the paddock and I have been through difficult periods, I kept working hard and a few years ago I felt it was impossible. "For me, it has been an important day from an emotional point of view. "I would like to thank everybody for making this possible, I hope it was a good day for everyone and maybe they saw something of my old, 2010 self," Kubica reflected. ![]() It was his first taste of F1 machinery since his severe rallying crash ahead of what was set to be his second season with the Lotus-Renault squad in 2011. The Pole, whose only F1 triumph came nearly a decade ago in 2008, drove a Lotus E20 painted in Renault's modern livery, completing 115 laps in total.
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