Kubica stopped Lotus talks 'months ago' - Boullier

Sep.4 (GMM) Lotus boss Eric Boullier has revealed there is little chance Robert Kubica will return to F1 with the Enstone based team.The Pole was a Renault (now called Lotus) driver ahead of the 2011 season, when he was seriously hurt during a minor...

Lotus boss Eric Boullier has revealed there is little chance Robert Kubica will return to F1 with the Enstone based team.

The Pole was a Renault (now called Lotus) driver ahead of the 2011 season, when he was seriously hurt during a minor rally in Italy.

For months afterwards, Frenchman Boullier said the team was supporting Kubica's quest to return to F1, but there were rumours of a subsequent falling-out.

Boullier told the Daily Mail's World of F1 blog: "He (Kubica) stopped contact with us months ago."

It emerged last week that Kubica is still pushing to recover his driving fitness, having reportedly tested a works Ford world rally car.

Boullier insisted: "I cannot make any assumptions about anything because I am not in contact with him anymore."

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