Quotes from Robert Kubica

The 2008 season was very long and extremely hard - probably the toughest of my career.

Hungary we know it's a difficult track, it's one of the most physical tracks.

I spent many years in Italy, I've lived just 5km away from the track and the Monza atmosphere is very special.

Whenever I jump into the car I always try to do my best.

Silverstone is normally quite a tricky place for the set-up and for finding a good balance, because you have a big difference between the low-speed and high speed corners, and there are not really any medium-speed corners in between.

There are some things I cannot do as I did before the accident. Trying to do them the same way was impossible, and I was getting frustrated. Then one day I said to myself that I had to relearn those things and do them in a different way and see what was possible, and how it could be achieved.

From a mental point of view, as I've had to rebuild my life from zero, it has been crucial I've never given up, that I've set achievable targets, not things that couldn't possibly be achieved.

When you are a race driver you see things in the race driver mode.

I always enjoy street circuits, especially Monaco, and I've always gone well there.

When you cannot have steak, either you eat egg or you don't eat. So, in the end, you eat egg and you enjoy it.

When you do everything you can to be an F1 driver and suddenly it stops, it's not painful but it's definitely not something you were looking for.

As a racing driver, everything you do is to get to Formula 1 and one day it stops.

My story shows never say never.

Obviously when you join a team everything is new and you have to get to know the people and how they operate.

Formula One applies stresses to the mind and body that are very extreme.

I don't think KERS will change the overall picture - the gaps between the teams won't get any bigger. And I don't expect more overtaking, especially not under braking. The braking distances of modern F1 cars are just too short to make a big difference.

KERS definitely helps on a straight when you want to overtake somebody who doesn't have the system.

My accident - 15 centimetres right and nothing would have happened; 10 centimetres left and I would not be here.

Unfortunately in motorsport, accidents can happen.

I know my value. I don't have to look at lap times.

I don't know what it will bring, but definitely it's a nice feeling to know I can drive an F1 car after such a difficult period and having my limitations.