s ▁holding ▁it ▁together . ▁At ▁his ▁delayed ▁debut ▁at ▁Nor is ring , ▁Kub ica , ▁driving ▁with ▁a ▁pl astic ▁bra ce ▁and ▁ 1 8 ▁tit an ium ▁bol ts ▁in ▁his ▁arm , ▁won ▁the ▁race . ▁He ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁in ▁ 1 2 th ▁place . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁Kub ica ▁won ▁a ▁street ▁race ▁in ▁S ardin ia ▁and ▁came ▁fifth ▁in ▁races ▁held ▁in ▁Mac au ▁and ▁Korea . ▁He ▁ended ▁his ▁second ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁Formula ▁ 3 ▁Euro ▁Series , ▁spent ▁with ▁the ▁factory ▁Mer cedes ▁team , ▁in ▁ 7 th ▁position . ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁he ▁scored ▁pole ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁Mac au ▁F 3 ▁Grand ▁Prix , ▁where ▁he ▁broke ▁the ▁lap ▁record , ▁but ▁finished ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁race . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁World ▁Series ▁by ▁Ren ault ▁championship ▁with ▁the ▁E psilon ▁E usk adi ▁team , ▁ear ning ▁Formula ▁One ▁tests ▁with ▁Ren ault . ▁ ▁Formula ▁One ▁career ▁ ▁B MW ▁Sa uber ▁▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁season : ▁first ▁Polish ▁F 1 ▁driver ▁In ▁, ▁Kub ica ▁became ▁the ▁official ▁reserve ▁driver ▁for ▁the ▁B MW ▁Sa uber ▁Formula ▁One ▁team . ▁His ▁results ▁in ▁both ▁Friday ▁testing ▁and ▁private ▁test ▁sessions , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁words ▁of ▁B MW ▁Sa uber ▁team ▁principal ▁Mario ▁The issen , ▁led ▁to ▁spec ulation ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁become ▁Poland '