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Robert Kubica has promised he will be “giving it everything” in his bid to become Formula One world champion this season

Robert Kubica surprisingly finds himself leading the way after seven grands prix and his maiden win in Sunday’s race in Canada. Lewis Hamilton’s farcical shunt into Kimi Raikkonen in the pit lane played into Kubica’s hands, allowing him to claim victory. The 23-year-old is now four points clear of McLaren star Hamilton and Ferrari’s Felipe Massa, with reigning world champion Raikkonen seven points adrift.

Kubica, though, knows that winning a race is one thing, but the title is something completely different with such an accomplished trio hunting him down. “I did not expect to be leading the championship after seven races, as our car is not the fastest on the grid,” remarked Kubica. “However, we have total reliability. We were still experiencing a few problems in this area last year, but since then we’ve made huge improvements. “Added to which, the pit crew has done a great job, as has everybody in the team. “I have collected points regularly so far this year, but of course I don’t know if that is going to continue. “I will focus on the grands prix one at a time and try to take maximum points in every situation. “Of course, consistency is an important factor, and I hope we are also able to make further improvements to the car. Then we can achieve good things.”Whatever happens, we have to do all we can to make the best of the situation.

Kubica, whose breakthrough win was at a circuit where he survived an horrendous smash last year, conceded to no nerves over the closing laps as he sensed victory. The laid-back Pole added: “I just concentrated totally on not making any mistakes over the final 15 laps. “They were the longest, but also the most relaxed laps of my Formula One career so far, as I had no pressure and only needed to bring the car home.”

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