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Originally Posted by alxtheoreo
If my memory serves me correctly, Kubica was always faster than his teammate, yet he wasn't in the best cars (BMW Sauber & Renault/Lotus). So he has top tier skills.
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If that's all it takes then Crashtor's career ended too early, Perez is destined for a WDC, and Grosjean will be replacing Raikkonen next year.
I watched those seasons, Kubica never stood out to me and his best season 2008 was overshadowed in my mind by the Hamilton/Massa/Raikkonen battle and Alonso massively outperforming the Renault he was stuck in.
Driver comparison sites don't really go back before 2010 but here's how he stacks up against Heidfeld, he decimated Petrov in 2010, but that's kind of obvious in hindsight.
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Across their time together from 2006-2010, the results were 29-28 to Kubica in qualifying, 25-24 to Heidfeld in races, and 150-137 to Heidfeld in points.
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https://f1metrics.wordpress.com/2014...river/#RKubica
To put it in perspective, Raikkonen only had to drive against Heidfeld for two years to distinguish himself enough to be picked up by McLaren. Kubica put in three and a half seasons against Heidfeld and the best drive he could get was Renault.
I'll agree they have nothing to lose replacing Palmer and that in an alternate universe the Pole could be a champion ('10 signing to Merc? rumors of a contract with Ferrari?) but I don't think he was ever a Hamilton/Vettel/Alonso level talent.