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Description: Formula 1 star Robert Kubica has suffered fractures to his left arm and left leg after a high-speed rally crash in Italy, BBC Sport understands. The 26-year-old Pole crashed into a church wall and was air-lifted to a hospital near Genoa. His British-based Renault team said the driver was conscious, with a statement due later after further medical checks. It looks unlikely Kubica will be ready for the new Formula 1 season, which starts on 13 March in Bahrain. His injuries are not thought to be life-threatening, but following surgery in 2003 after a serious road accident as a passenger that left him with titanium bolts in his arm, there will be doubts about his ability to continue in the sport. A Renault statement read: "Robert Kubica suffered an accident at high speed this morning while competing in the Ronde di Andora Rally. "The driver was airlifted to Pietra Ligure Hospital where he is currently undergoing medical checks. His co-driver [Jakub Gerber] is fine." They added that another statement would be issued as soon as more information was known about their driver's condition. Reports suggested that Kubica was 4.6km from the start of the Ronde di Andora rally when the crash occurred on Sunday. The former driver for the BMW Sauber team regularly competes in rallies and was driving a week after a successful testing session in the new Renault car in Valencia , ahead of the season's opening grand prix in Bahrain. Kubica was due to lead Renault alongside Russian Vitaly ...
