Kubica Announces Departure from AF Corse Hypercar Program

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Robert Kubica has announced his departure from AF Corse’s Ferrari 499P program following a three-year stint with the Italian manufacturer’s satellite Hypercar entry.

The Pole, who famously won last year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans in the No. 83 car alongside Phil Hanson and Yifei Ye, revealed the news in an Instagram video post following Sunday’s FIA World Endurance Championship season-ending 6 Hours of Monza, where the trio claimed a sixth place finish.

“Final race done, final season,” said Kubica. “I’m normally not used to summing it up and I don’t want to sum up the year, but just to let you know, this has been my last race in yellow.

“Yeah, that’s how it is. Let’s see what the future will bring.”

Kubica’s replacement has not yet been named, although both Hanson and Ye are expected to continue, having recently had contract signings or extensions as Ferrari factory drivers.

As for the his future, Kubica admitted that remains unclear.

“I don’t know what I will be doing,” he said in a statement supplied by AF Corse. “I know more or less what I would like to do.

“I would like to come back here but I don’t know if that will be the case. We will have to see. I always said Le Mans is the race I would like to have a go at again and try to win it.

“I’ve always performed in each edition I did in LMP2 or Hypercar. It would be good to have the opportunity and I would definitely like to do Le Mans, maybe more.

“Realistically, we will have to wait to see what the future will bring.”

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