▁to ▁finish ▁on ▁the ▁pod ium ▁within ▁his ▁first ▁three ▁Formula ▁One ▁starts . ▁ ▁In ▁China , ▁he ▁finished ▁ 1 3 th , ▁again ▁after ▁a ▁mistake ▁in ▁ty re ▁choice . ▁After ▁going ▁off ▁track ▁at ▁the ▁first ▁turn ▁of ▁the ▁race , ▁he ▁moved ▁from ▁ 1 7 th ▁position ▁to ▁fifth , ▁before ▁p itting . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁change ▁from ▁intermediate ▁ty res ▁to ▁dry ▁ty res ▁after ▁the ▁wet ▁track ▁started ▁to ▁dry . ▁This ▁decision ▁was ▁made ▁too ▁early : ▁a ▁very ▁slow ▁next ▁lap ▁in ▁extremely ▁wet ▁and ▁sli pp ery ▁conditions ▁and ▁another ▁pit ▁stop ▁to ▁change ▁back ▁to ▁inter medi ates ▁cost ▁him ▁his ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁points . ▁▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁season : ▁an ▁injury - pl ag ued ▁year ▁▁▁ ▁Kub ica ▁performed ▁well ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁season , ▁finishing ▁consist ently ▁in ▁point ▁scoring ▁positions . ▁At ▁the ▁ ▁Kub ica ▁had ▁a ▁serious ▁crash ▁approaching ▁the ▁hair pin ▁on ▁lap ▁ 2 7 , ▁in ▁which ▁his ▁car ▁made ▁contact ▁with ▁Jar no ▁Tr ul li ' s ▁Toy ota , ▁and ▁hit ▁a ▁hum p ▁in ▁the ▁grass ▁which ▁lifted ▁the ▁car ' s ▁nose ▁into ▁the ▁air ▁and ▁left ▁him ▁unable ▁to ▁bra ke ▁or ▁ste er . ▁The ▁car ▁then ▁hit ▁the ▁concrete ▁retain ing ▁wall ▁and ▁rolled ▁as ▁it ▁came ▁back ▁across ▁the ▁track , ▁striking ▁the ▁opposite ▁wall ▁on ▁the ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁hair pin