▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁season . ▁As ▁he ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁start ▁the ▁season , ▁Lot us ▁Ren ault ▁signed ▁his ▁former ▁B MW ▁Sa uber ▁team mate ▁Nick ▁He id feld ▁as ▁his ▁replacement ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁February , ▁while ▁Kub ica ▁still ▁remained ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁team ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁season . ▁Bruno ▁Sen na ▁replaced ▁He id feld ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁season , ▁at ▁the ▁. ▁Kub ica ▁was ▁released ▁from ▁hospital ▁to ▁begin ▁his ▁re h abil itation ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Kub ica ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁ready ▁for ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁season , ▁forcing ▁Ren ault ▁( who ▁at ▁which ▁point ▁had ▁changed ▁their ▁name ▁to ▁Lot us ) ▁to ▁begin ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁two ▁other ▁drivers , ▁K imi ▁R ä ikk ön en ▁and ▁Rom ain ▁Gros je an . ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Kub ica ▁revealed ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁signed ▁for ▁Ferr ari ▁for ▁the ▁ ▁season . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁accident ▁ ▁Return ▁to ▁mot ors port ▁ ▁R ally ▁racing ▁Kub ica ' s ▁recovery ▁was ▁de alt ▁another ▁set back ▁after ▁he ▁re - bro ke ▁his ▁right ▁leg , ▁when ▁he ▁reported ly ▁sli pped ▁on ▁ice ▁near ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁Italy , ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁He ▁remained ▁out ▁of ▁compet itive