Kubica: "Everything is easier after a year"

Half a year after his return to F1, albeit as a reserve driver, Robert Kubica has admitted that things are starting to get easier for him as he's gotten used to an F1 car again.

Kubica has been testing the Williams car at the Hungaroring after the Hungarian Grand Prix took place, a year after his first test in an F1 car since his horrific injury in 2011. Even though many people expected the Pole to adapt to his new car seemlessly, he now admits that it took him some time to get used to it.

"Twelve months ago I was here for the first time in the then current Renault cars on the road and I can say that after a year, everything is easier," he told Speedweek.com.

Kubica was mainly testing car parts for the 2019 Williams car, with the new, simpler front wing being fitted among other things. When asked about Williams' chances next season, the 33-year-old didn't want to go into detail too much.

"It's still too early to say anything about the new cars," he continued.

Kubica, who has openly admitted that he wants a seat on next year's grid after having been a reserve on the worst team in 2018, will have to wait and see if any opportunity arises for him to take a seat. Should Lance Stroll leave for Force India, as has been rumoured, Kubica could take the Canadian's seat at Williams.