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corax
02-12-2011, 04:23 PM
the world is a strange place . . .

Fox Report: Kubica to receive Pope's blood (http://msn.foxsports.com/motor/story/Formula-One-Robert-Kubica-Pope-John-Paul-II-blood-donation-021111)

Recovering Formula One star Robert Kubica was set to receive a drop of Pope John Paul II's blood to aid his recovery from a horriffic rally wreck, Polish commercial news channel TVN24 reported Friday.
Polish church leaders were also sending a strip of the late pontiff's robes to the injured driver and urged the 26-year-old Pole to keep his faith.
Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz wished Kubica a swift return to full health and said the connection to John Paul II, who he said was himself a keen sportsman, would strengthen his countryman's journey back to the track.

Here's an article about the accident last week (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1354867/Robert-Kubicas-rally-car-crash-barrier-left-critically-injured.html)
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/02/08/article-0-0D140165000005DC-496_634x436.jpg


and a 3D recreation of how it went down
Robert Kubica crash rally di Andora 2011 - 06.02.2011r. reconstruction + photo (według TVN24) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-Q2MFkiaj8&feature=player_embedded#ws)

fenrisx
02-12-2011, 06:13 PM
The weird is a weird place, indeed.

He wasn't injured that bad was he? Wasn't it just fractures to his hand?

corax
02-12-2011, 08:12 PM
Partially severed right hand I think, but he's expected to recover well enough to re-enter Formula 1 next year