London: Robert Kubica has tried out the Mercedes team's Formula One simulator in another sign of the Polish driver's burning desire to return to grand prix racing.
"Yes, I was in the Mercedes F1 simulator in the past," the former Sauber and Renault driver told the autosport.com website while competing in the Azores round of the European Rally Championship at the weekend.
The Pole, fighting back from arm and hand injuries he sustained in a near-fatal rally crash more than two years ago, would not say how many times he drove it nor how many laps he did. Nor would he confirm whether he would be in the simulator again.
There was no official comment from Mercedes....
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