▁One ▁would ▁be ▁" near ly ▁impossible " ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁injury . ▁Since ▁then , ▁he ▁has ▁taken ▁part ▁in ▁tests ▁with ▁Ren ault ▁and ▁Williams , ▁adm itting ▁that ▁a ▁Formula ▁One ▁return ▁in ▁the ▁near ▁future ▁was ▁not ▁impossible . ▁ ▁Kub ica ▁returned ▁to ▁racing ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁winning ▁a ▁minor ▁r ally ▁in ▁Italy . ▁Kub ica ▁was ▁named ▁one ▁of ▁" The ▁Men ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁ 2 0 1 2 " ▁by ▁Top ▁G ear ▁magazine ▁for ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁auto ▁racing . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁he ▁drove ▁for ▁Cit ro ën ▁in ▁the ▁European ▁and ▁World ▁R ally - 2 ▁Championships . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁W RC - 2 ▁title , ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁W RC ▁championship ▁full - time ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁driving ▁a ▁Ford ▁F i esta ▁R S ▁W RC ▁prepared ▁by ▁M - S port . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Kub ica ▁would ▁become ▁the ▁reserve ▁driver ▁of ▁Williams ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁season . ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Kub ica ▁was ▁announced ▁as ▁a ▁Williams ▁race ▁driver ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁Formula ▁One ▁season . ▁He ▁left ▁the ▁Williams ▁team ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁moving ▁across ▁to ▁the ▁Deutsche ▁Tour