Robert Kubica and Jakub Gerber in 2010 Rally Monte Carlo
Robert Kubica's co-driver Jakub Gerber says he didn't notice the car skidding when they crashed on Sunday morning, seriously injuring Kubica.
Kubica was starting the opening stage of the Ronde di Andora Rally, near Genoa, when his Skoda Fabia left the road and hit a wall of a church at high speed.
The Renault F1 driver, who remains at the Santa Corona Hospital in Pietra Ligure having undergone a seven-hour surgery to save his hand, had to be cut from the wreckage of the car, and was airlifted to hospital.
Local health authority official Roberto Carrozzino said it had taken two hours for Kubica to arrive at the hospital in Pietra Ligure because it was difficult to extract him from the car.
His co-driver Gerber escaped unhurt.
He told Gazzetta dello Sport: "We were on the first four kilometres of the first special stage.
"I was looking at the notes and didn't notice that the car was skidding.
"Only when we crashed I saw Robert holding his arm, and after a few moments he lost consciousness.
"Robert isn't just a great driver, he is a friend. I just hope he can recover soon."
Credit: PlanetF1.com (www.planetf1.com)
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