The 32-year-old Pole, winner of the 2008 Canadian GP, was behind the wheel of a 2012 Lotus decked out in Renault livery at Valencia’s Ricardo Tormo circuit, the scene of Kubica’s last F1 test before his horrific rally crash six years ago.
No details have been released about Kubica’s time on track in Spain but it follows on from his single-seater tests in GP3 and Formula E machinery in recent months.
The former BMW and Lotus driver was widely tipped as a future world champion before his one-off participation in an Italian rally between pre-season F1 tests dramatically changed the course of his career.
Just three days after setting the pace at 2011’s opening pre-season test, Kubica crashed into a church wall during the Ronde di Andora rally and suffered severe damage to his right hand, arm and leg. He underwent several hours of surgery and suffered a partial amputation of his forearm.
With the restricted movement of his initially prohibiting him from driving a single-seater again, Kubica made his competitive return in World Rally in 2013 before racing on circuits again last year.
Before the crash, Kubica was fast emerging as a major talent in the sport…
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