▁Kub ica ▁would ▁not ▁race ▁at ▁the ▁ ▁and ▁would ▁be ▁replaced ▁by ▁test ▁driver ▁Sebastian ▁V ett el . ▁After ▁missing ▁Indian apolis , ▁he ▁returned ▁for ▁the ▁ ▁where ▁he ▁qualified ▁and ▁finished ▁in ▁fourth ▁place , ▁receiving ▁I TV ▁broad c aster ▁Martin ▁Bru nd le ' s ▁driver ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁award . ▁He ▁then ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁finish ▁fourth ▁again ▁at ▁the ▁. ▁▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁season ▁Kub ica ' s ▁ret ention ▁as ▁race ▁driver ▁for ▁ ▁was ▁confirmed ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁Over ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁Kub ica ▁qualified ▁and ▁finished ▁strongly , ▁including ▁his ▁and ▁B MW ▁Sa uber ' s ▁first ▁pole ▁position ▁at ▁the ▁ ▁and ▁second - place ▁finish es ▁at ▁the ▁Malays ian ▁and ▁Mon aco ▁Gr ands ▁Prix . ▁ ▁On ▁ 8 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁at ▁the ▁, ▁Kub ica ▁achieved ▁his ▁first ▁Formula ▁ 1 ▁victory . ▁He ▁started ▁second ▁on ▁the ▁grid ▁and ▁passed ▁race ▁leader ▁Lewis ▁Hamilton ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁of ▁pit st ops ▁after ▁the ▁B MW ▁Sa uber ▁pit ▁crew ▁completed ▁a ▁faster ▁pit stop . ▁On ▁leaving ▁the ▁p its , ▁Kub ica ▁and ▁K imi ▁R ä ikk ön en ' s ▁Ferr ari ▁halt ed ▁at ▁the ▁pit ▁l ane ▁exit , ▁waiting ▁for ▁the ▁red ▁pit ▁exit ▁light ▁to ▁change . ▁Hamilton , ▁running ▁immediately ▁behind ▁them , ▁missed ▁the ▁light ▁and ▁crash