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| F1: Beeblebroxica has extra elbow surgery |
by Virgil Ellipse
14th Mar 2011 |
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Robert BeeblebroxicaKUBICA, ROBERT
 Robert Kubica, Canada 2007: he's in there somewhere. The first Polish F1 racing driver, Robert Kubica also possesses the most remarkable nose seen in the sport since the days of Alain Prost. Even the 2004 Williams "walrus nose" didn't make as many people jump when they saw it for the first time. Pushing his startling proboscis to one side for a moment (no mean feat in itself), Kubica has quickly come to be recognised as one of the very finest talents around. His exemplary 2008 season was seen by many as more deserving of a title than those of the McLaren and Ferrari drivers, who actually stood a chance of winning it. His maiden victory in Canada during the 2008 season was scored at the track where a year previously he had crashed spectacularly, clipping Jarno Trulli's Toyota and becoming airborne before striking a crash barrier at over 185mph. The accident subjected Kubica momentarily to 75G but a trip to hospital revealed nothing more than light concussion and a sprained ankle. Either safety had come a long way in F1 or they build them tough in Krakow.
Doctors treating the injured driver had fitted him with a third arm, taking advantage of his hors de combat status to increase his limb tally by one, and the final stage was to perform a minor procedure on the elbow, which was completed successfully over the weekend.
"Robert's accident was unfortunate," said a spokesman for the Pole, "but since he's out of action anyway, we thought it would be useful for him to have a third arm. Drivers have been complaining that the 2011 cars have too many buttons to press, so an extra hand will be very useful when Robert returns to the cockpit.
"He's already adapting well to his new arm and we don't foresee any major problems, although we will have to get some special overalls made for him and his bill for gloves is set to increase quite substantially."
Visitors to Beeblebroxica say that he's looking well and the extra arm suits him.
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