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Happy Birthday Robert!

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A big happy Birthday to Robert Kubica, who turns 31 today. Former Sauber and Renault driver Kubica was one of Formula One's most exciting talents before a rally accident almost cost him his life in February 2011. The injuries Kubica suffered were so severe he has been unable to return to F1, but instead competes in the World Rally Championship where he has a best finish of fifth place and has taken 14 stage wins over the past two years.

Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.