6 . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Kub ica ▁took ▁his ▁ma iden ▁Formula ▁One ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁, ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁Polish ▁driver ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁Formula ▁One ▁race . ▁That ▁season ▁he ▁led ▁the ▁championship ▁at ▁one ▁stage , ▁before ▁finishing ▁fourth ▁overall , ▁his ▁best ▁career ▁position . ▁Kub ica ▁drove ▁for ▁Ren ault ▁in ▁ ▁and ▁was ▁set ▁to ▁remain ▁with ▁the ▁team ▁in ▁. ▁Several ▁years ▁later ▁Kub ica ▁spoke ▁during ▁an ▁interview ▁on ▁a ▁F 1 ▁official ▁pod cast ▁' B ey ond ▁The ▁Grid ' ▁and ▁confirmed ▁he ▁had ▁signed ▁a ▁pre - cont ract ▁for ▁the ▁ ▁season ▁with ▁Ferr ari , ▁a ▁move ▁that ▁was ▁eventually ▁cancel led ▁by ▁his ▁dev ast ating ▁r ally ▁crash ▁in ▁the ▁winter ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 6 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Kub ica ▁was ▁seriously ▁injured ▁in ▁a ▁crash ▁at ▁the ▁Ron de ▁di ▁And ora ▁r ally , ▁in ▁which ▁his ▁right ▁for ear m ▁was ▁partially ▁sever ed . ▁He ▁was ▁taking ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁r ally ▁for ▁personal ▁enjoy ment . ▁Kub ica ▁told ▁Italian ▁newspaper ▁La ▁Gaz zet ta ▁dello ▁Sport ▁in ▁a ▁bed side ▁interview ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁feel ▁the ▁fingers ▁in ▁his ▁right ▁hand ▁and ▁was ▁determined ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁swift ▁return ▁to ▁Formula ▁One ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁Since ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁good ▁health , ▁however , ▁he ▁initially ▁stated ▁that ▁a ▁return ▁to ▁Formula