Kubica was taken to hospital by helicopter following a crash in the Ronde di Andora rally.Renault have confirmed he is undergoing medical checks.

The surgeon who operated on Robert Kubica following his crash this morning said it could take a year for him to recover.

Professor Mario Igor Rossello, a specialist in hand surgery, spent over seven hours operating on Kubica. Afterwards he said, "We will see in one year what will happen with his nerves injury."

Rossello said it was "really difficult to say now" whether Kubica would be be able to use his hand as well as he could before.

The professor added that the next few days were crucial to ensure the surgery had been a success:

"The danger is in five, seven days, you can have vascular problems, vascular shocks. We could do surgery again to solve these problems."
With Kubica likely to face a long time out of the cockpit, Renault are expected to turn to Bruno Senna to take his place in the team.