. ▁He ▁re - g ained ▁this ▁position ▁( Al - K uw ari ▁became ▁the ▁leader ▁in ▁Australia ) ▁at ▁the ▁R ally e ▁de ▁France , ▁again ▁be ating ▁Evans , ▁this ▁time ▁by ▁ 4 ▁minutes . ▁He ▁won ▁again ▁at ▁the ▁R ally ▁R AC C ▁Catalunya , ▁his ▁fifth ▁victory ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁With ▁this ▁result ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁cl inch ▁the ▁championship , ▁as ▁his ▁nearest ▁rival ▁Al - K uw ari ▁was ▁too ▁far ▁behind ▁to ▁reg ain ▁the ▁first ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁championship . ▁Kub ica ▁conducted ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁sim ulator ▁tests ▁with ▁the ▁Mer cedes ▁Formula ▁ 1 ▁team ▁which ▁showed ▁promise , ▁but ▁limitations ▁in ▁the ▁range ▁of ▁motion ▁of ▁his ▁injured ▁arm ▁would ▁prevent ▁him ▁from ▁driving ▁in ▁tw ist y ▁circ uits ▁like ▁Mon aco ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁tight ▁conf ines ▁of ▁an ▁F 1 ▁co ck pit . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Kub ica ▁started ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁ER C ▁season . ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁Intern ationale ▁J änner ▁R ally e ▁to ▁claim ▁his ▁first ▁victory ▁in ▁that ▁championship , ▁after ▁coming ▁very ▁close ▁on ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁occasions ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁His ▁strong ▁results ▁in ▁the ▁stages ▁for ▁this ▁r ally ▁eventually ▁n ett ed ▁him ▁the ▁" I ce ▁Master " ▁tro phy ▁for ▁the ▁best ▁driver ▁in ▁snow ▁events ▁that ▁season . ▁For ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁he ▁participated ▁in