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shonguiz · 06-14-2007, 05:00 PM

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Vettel will make his debut in the USA
Robert Kubica will sit out the US Grand Prix this weekend despite passing the FIA's cognitive and physical examination on Thursday.

The BMW Sauber driver, who was hospitalised with a sprained ankle, minor bruising and mild concussion after his huge accident during the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal four days ago, told reporters that he is feeling no ill-effects and repeated his wish to race at Indianapolis this week-end.

But after the exam led by the FIA's medical delegate Gary Hartstein inside the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's medical centre in the afternoon, it was decided as a precautionary measure that 22-year-old Kubica should not return to the wheel of his racer for risk that a second accident so soon after a concussion could cause serious injury.

He will be examined again at Magny Cours in two weeks but, given that he passed both the cognitive and physical elements of the FIA tests here, it is almost certain that Kubica will resume his seat for the French Grand Prix.
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His place this weekend, meanwhile, will be taken by BMW test driver Sebastian Vettel, who will make his Grand Prix debut on Sunday at the age of 19.

That means that BMW-Sauber's US lineup will be all-German, with Vettel racing alongside team regular Nick Heidfeld.

Interestingly, despite being twice hospitalised himself in crashes against the famed Indianapolis banking in past years, Toyota driver Ralf Schumacher told reporters on Thursday that Kubica should be allowed to race.

"I heard that (Kubica's) crash looked worse than it was, because the angle he hit meant that the forces were not so large," he said. "So, if he wants to race, why not?"

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Centurion · 06-15-2007, 02:07 PM

Sebastian Vettel makes Hamilton seem old

. Any prediction on how well this guy will do this weekend? Does he have what it takes to play with the big boys?

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