s ▁first ▁ever ▁Formula ▁One ▁racing ▁driver ▁in ▁. ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Kub ica ' s ▁team mate , ▁Jacques ▁Vill ene uve , ▁compla ined ▁about ▁head aches ▁after ▁his ▁accident ▁during ▁the ▁; ▁he ▁was ▁de emed ▁un fit ▁to ▁race ▁by ▁the ▁team , ▁against ▁his ▁own ▁belief , ▁and ▁Kub ica ▁was ▁chosen ▁by ▁the ▁team ▁management ▁to ▁replace ▁him ▁at ▁the ▁. ▁Kub ica ▁qualified ▁nin th , ▁be ating ▁his ▁more ▁experienced ▁team mate ▁Nick ▁He id feld . ▁In ▁the ▁race , ▁he ▁finished ▁in ▁sevent h ▁place , ▁but ▁was ▁dis qual ified ▁after ▁the ▁race ▁for ▁having ▁an ▁under weight ▁car . ▁Vill ene uve ▁decided ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁B MW ▁Sa uber ▁team ▁soon ▁after ▁the ▁race , ▁and ▁Kub ica ' s ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁team ▁for ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁was ▁confirmed ▁by ▁B MW . ▁ ▁Kub ica ▁had ▁a ▁disappoint ing ▁race ▁at ▁the ▁, ▁finishing ▁in ▁ 1 2 th ▁place ▁after ▁a ▁mistake ▁in ▁ty re ▁choice . ▁He id feld , ▁who ▁was ▁delayed ▁in ▁a ▁first - cor ner ▁accident , ▁placed ▁behind ▁Kub ica . ▁In ▁his ▁third ▁race , ▁the ▁, ▁Kub ica ▁finished ▁in ▁third ▁position , ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Polish ▁driver ▁to ▁appear ▁on ▁a ▁Formula ▁One ▁pod ium , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁Polish ▁driver ▁to ▁lead ▁a ▁Grand ▁Prix . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁driver ▁since ▁Alexander ▁W urz ▁in ▁