▁was ▁still ▁quick , ▁still ▁consistent ▁and ▁more ▁important ly ▁he ▁still ▁has ▁the ▁enthus ias m ▁he ▁always ▁carried ▁to ▁the ▁team '. ▁He ▁added ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁' no ▁obvious ▁road block s ' ▁to ▁an ▁F 1 ▁return , ▁and ▁told ▁N BC ▁Sports ▁that ▁Kub ica ▁could ▁be ▁an ▁option ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Kub ica ▁would ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁test ▁for ▁Ren ault , ▁which ▁would ▁be ▁held ▁after ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁Hung arian ▁Grand ▁Prix . ▁Ab ite b oul , ▁Ren ault ' s ▁team ▁b oss , ▁said ▁the ▁test ▁will ▁allow ▁the ▁team ▁to ▁fully ▁assess ▁Kub ica ' s ▁current ▁capabilities , ▁and ▁how ▁likely ▁he ▁might ▁be ▁to ▁" return ▁to ▁competition ▁in ▁the ▁up coming ▁years ". ▁Kub ica ▁completed ▁ 1 4 2 ▁la ps ▁of ▁the ▁Hung ar oring ▁on ▁his ▁return , ▁finishing ▁fourth - fast est ▁nearly ▁ 1 . 5 ▁seconds ▁behind ▁Sebastian ▁V ett el . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Kub ica ▁completed ▁a ▁one - day ▁test ▁with ▁Williams ▁at ▁Silver stone ▁driving ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁F W 3 6 . ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Kub ica ▁had ▁a ▁second ▁day ▁of ▁testing ▁with ▁Williams ▁at ▁the ▁Hung ar oring . ▁ ▁After ▁F eli