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Contents 1 Pronounciation 2 Monza 3 Crash 4 Pole in Pole at Bahrain, 2008

[edit] Pronounciation

I don't have a citation, but on ITV F1 coverage Kubica himself has said it's "Koo-Bits-Ah".

I know that Kubica's surname isn't pronunced like "Koo-Bic-Ah"...it's more like "Koo-Bits-Ah" isn't it? So in that pronounciation thing, shouldn't it be: ɹɒbət kuːbɪsæ? --Skully Collins _{Review Me! Please?} 08:56, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

I'd say koo-bee-tsah, stress on the "bee". --Lysy^talk 09:01, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

(Thanks for the quick reply ;-) )...okay and how do look like in that pronouciation thing? --Skully Collins _{Review Me! Please?} 10:42, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

I'm sorry, I'm not familiar with the notation. --Lysy^talk 11:19, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

I put the pronunciation in IPA notation in the article. It's ['robɛrt ku'biʦa]. Kpalion 11:30, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

The pronunciation of his name is definitely NOT "robɛrt". It should be "robert" or "robərt" —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jakas1 (talk • contribs)

In Polish stress is always on the penultimate syllable, including proper names, unless the word or name is borrowed from another language. koo-BEE-tsa therefore would be close, as Lysy pointed out, and since Robert was born in Krakow I imagine that he uses the Polish pronunciation. (Czech would have the accent on the first syllable.) And I believe "robɛrt" is correct. East Slavic esp. Russian uses the schwa but not, I believe, Polish, and "e" as in "robert" is not, at least I don't believe, the IPA transcription of the Polish vowel. Skagerak 18:45, 11 June 2007 (UTC)Skagerak

I heard one of the commentators on UK television say that the driver wanted his last name to be pronounced "Koo-Bic-Ah" rather than "Koo-Bits-Ah" (as the commentators had previously been pronouncing it) for a reason given by the driver, that reason being: "it sounds quicker". Jw6aa 01:38, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Monza

Well, he was third in Monza ;) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.233.191.34 (talk • contribs)

[edit] Crash

Status unknow at the moment. He hit the hairpin in the Canadian Grand Prix. I hope he's ok.

Lap 43 "Kubica's manager has spoken to his driver and reports he is okay and able to move his arms and legs normally" per official Formula One live timing and scoring. DarkAudit 18:10, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

He will be transferred by helicopter to a Montreal hospital within the next few minutes. DarkAudit 18:13, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

Robert broke his leg -->seven+one 18:59, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

Did he definitely clipped the parked car, as mentioned in the article? The ITV (UK) commentators noted that he didn't --MartinUK 22:30, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

Watching video replay and photographs shows to me that the Toro Rosso was actually completely behind the wall. See [1] The359 00:54, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, I know... I took that out several times and people keep putting it back. People should actually watch video before they click on that "Edit this page" tab. Shreditor 02:58, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

Sources now say Robert did NOT break his leg, but, on the contrary, escaped without real injury. See www.itv.com/f1. Lradrama 09:32, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Pole in Pole at Bahrain, 2008

As the onli Pole ever to race in F1 this makes him the onli Pole to have got Pole...lol--Sauber F1 fan since 1997 (talk) 18:27, 5 April 2008 (UTC)