Former F1 ace Robert Kubica stopped in SS13 of Rallye Deutschland on Saturday morning after knocking a wheel off his Fiesta RS WRC car. The incident happened 17.8 km into the 45.61km Panzerplatte Long 1 stage, the final one of the loop. The Pole had been running 23rd overall in his Fiesta RS WRC, on the backfoot before the event even started after picking up a 5 minute penalty for an engine change. He also lost time on Friday with offs in SS7 and SS8, completing the day with no windscreen (see pictures below). It has yet to be confirmed if he will re-join under Rally 2 on Sunday. Robert Kubica at the end of the final stage of the day on Rally Germany. Drove the stage with no windscreen....
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