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Abiteboul: Kubica will not replace Palmer at Spa
Renault chief Cyril Abiteboul has pacified Jolyon Palmer and assured the under pressure driver that Robert Kubica's evaluation at the forthcoming Hungaroring Formula 1 test will not impact his drive in 2017 or indeed prevent him from driving at Spa after the summer break. Kubica will drive the new generation F1 cars for the first time in an effort to ascertain if the he will be able to cope with driving at high speed and race distant stints in the cockpit. Talk in the paddock has suggested that if Kubica excels during the test he may oust Palmer for the Belgian Grand Prix and beyond. But this speculation appears way off the mark. Abiteboul told reporters ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix...
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