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Robert Kubica confirms he will miss the beginning of the 2012 F1 season

By Pablo Elizalde

Wednesday, November 23rd 2011, 09:31 GMT

Robert Kubica has told his Renault team that he will not be ready to start the 2012 season following his accident at the start of this year.

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