By BMW Sauber F1 Team
June 12 2007

Miraculously, Robert Kubica survived his massive crash in the Canadian Grand Prix without suffering anything other than a few minor injuries. Consequently, he has already left hospital - and obviously the entire BMW Sauber F1 Team is extremely relieved.

When Robert crashed into the wall at 280 km/h on Sunday, somersaulting several times, the team members were truly shocked. BMW Motorsport Director Mario Theissen says: "It was a big shock, particularly the first impact. I had no idea what had happened to Robert and it felt like an eternity before I got the first information."

Soon after Robert was taken to the "Circuit Gilles Villeneuve's" Medical Centre, the team heard the positive news that Robert was in good health. The news lifted Theissen's mood, particularly as Nick had finished runner-up, thus securing the best result in the team's history to date. "Today, we've won twice," was Theissen's conclusion following the race in Montreal.

Nick was also shocked when he realised what a horrible crash Robert had been involved in. "On the video walls I could see the crew lifting their hands in horror, therefore I knew that something horrible had happened," he reveals. "It was an unpleasant moment to sit in the car, knowing that a friend and team-mate had suffered such a serious crash. It's fantastic to see how the cars' safety has been improved."

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Kubica released from Hospital

Less than 24 hours after his high speed accident in the Canadian Grand Prix BMW Sauber F1 Team driver Robert Kubica has been released from hospital in Montreal. The Polish driver was given the all clear to leave by the local doctors and drove himself away from the hospital in a BMW X5.

In the crash he suffered light concussion and a sprained right ankle but when he left the hospital at noon today (Monday) he was showing few signs of what he had been through and commented: "I have no pain and feel well. I want to thank everyone for the medical attention I received and for all the good wishes. Mario Theissen and other team members came to visit me and also thanks to Jarno Trulli who came as well. I am happy that I have been able to leave the hospital so quickly and will now prepare for the race in Indianapolis."

Kubica underwent intensive CT-scans and other checks in the Hospital du Sacre Coeur in Montreal.

Before being given the green light to race in Indianapolis Kubica will have to undergo further medical checks by the FIA Medical Delegate at the track on Thursday. This is standard procedure following such accidents. According to the regulations the BMW Sauber F1 Team has to announce its driver line-up for the weekend until Thursday 16:00 hrs.

The accident on lap 27 of the race happened just after turn 9 when the 22-year-old collided with the car of Jarno Trulli, and there was no technical failure on the car.