Poland's ex-Formula One driver Robert Kubica has won the inaugural FIA 'Personality of the Year' award after a successful season in rallying. The former Renault F1 driver, fighting back from a near fatal rally crash that ended his grand prix career in 2011, won the second tier WRC2 championship at the first attempt and could move up to the main series next year. The award, at a gala prizegiving ceremony in Paris on Friday night, followed a vote by media permanently accredited to the governing International Automobile Federation's world championships. Kubica saw off rivals on a shortlist of 10 that included Red Bull's quadruple Formula One world championSebastian Vettel, world rally...
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