▁he ▁was ▁worth ▁h anging ▁onto : ▁if ▁not , ▁Kub ica ▁would ▁take ▁his ▁seat ▁in ▁. ▁However , ▁Ferr ari ▁re - signed ▁Mass a ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁leaving ▁Kub ica ▁without ▁a ▁drive ▁at ▁the ▁Italian ▁team . ▁ ▁On ▁ 7 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁it ▁was ▁confirmed ▁that ▁Kub ica ▁had ▁extended ▁his ▁contract ▁with ▁Ren ault ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁opening ▁race ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁season ▁in ▁Bah rain , ▁Kub ica ▁was ▁tag ged ▁by ▁Ad rian ▁S util ▁and ▁sp un ▁on ▁the ▁opening ▁lap ▁but ▁recovered ▁to ▁ 1 1 th . ▁At ▁the ▁next ▁race ▁in ▁Australia , ▁he ▁finished ▁second ▁after ▁starting ▁in ▁nin th ▁position . ▁Four th ▁in ▁Malays ia ▁and ▁fifth ▁in ▁China ▁left ▁him ▁in ▁sevent h ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁D ri vers ' ▁Championship , ▁ 2 0 ▁points ▁behind ▁championship ▁leader ▁J enson ▁Button . ▁Kub ica ▁felt ▁that ▁had ▁there ▁not ▁been ▁a ▁second ▁safety ▁car ▁period ▁in ▁China ▁he ▁could ▁have ▁finished ▁on ▁the ▁pod ium . ▁In ▁Spain ▁he ▁finished ▁e ighth , ▁but ▁followed ▁this ▁up ▁with ▁another ▁pod ium ▁in ▁Mon aco , ▁holding ▁third ▁throughout ▁after ▁losing ▁second ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁to ▁Sebastian ▁V ett el . ▁At ▁the ▁, ▁he ▁was ▁held ▁up ▁behind ▁N ico ▁Ros berg ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁season ▁after ▁Malays ia , ▁and ▁finished ▁sixth . ▁ ▁In ▁Canada