Robert Kubica insists he isn’t having second thoughts about returning to Formula 1 despite Williams’ poor performance.
The Pole endured a tough welcome back to the sport after first corner contact left him trailing the field in a car that is already the slowest on the grid.
There was also some eyebrows also raised after teammate George Russell out-paced him by 1.7s in qualifying.
“No, I don’t regret returning,” Kubica said post-race. “Last year I considered the decision for more than six weeks and knew it would be difficult, even if I didn’t know we would go to Australia so unprepared.
“For me, as a driver, the days in Barcelona were the most important of the last eight years, which is why I found myself in a difficult situation.
“Somehow I managed to cope with all of that here, and now I will need to do it again in Bahrain and possibly for several more races.
“But I don’t regret. I am not the most emotional person, but after the finish, I felt that I had achieved something serious.”
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Before Melbourne, Kubica said he was only “20 percent” ready for his first race in over eight years after delays and other problems hampered Williams.
But despite it all, he still recognises what he has accomplished simply to be back in F1.
“At one point, I heard from my engineer that I have good pace, and I started to laugh because it felt like I was standing still,” he said.
“But only two years ago no one even thought that I could go back to racing. Now I have a long flight home, but I’m leaving Australia happy.”