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Kubica not giving up on championship

BMW Sauber driver Robert Kubica says he has not given up hope that he might yet cause a major upset and win, or at least fight for the drivers' championship this season after a second place finish in Japan moved him to within twelve points of Lewis Hamilton with twenty remaining to be won in the last two races.

"Being leader of the championship after seven races, once you are able to be leader after seven races, you should be able to fight for the championship," Kubica said, reflecting on his season so far. "Initially, I think I missed a bit of come and go. I was hoping we could be able to fight for the championship. We didn't improve a lot lately with the car, so this didn't help me but still, I think I'm 12 points behind the leader. In the last two races everything is possible."

"Over the last three races - mostly apparent here - it shows that everything can be possible," he said in Japan. "In Monza we had changeable conditions. I started eleventh, I finished third. In Singapore I would easily have finished on the podium, I think. My race was ruined by safety cars, so it's changeable. We have to be there and I hope this is a good boost for the last two races and I hope we can find a few tenths which will help me in the battle."

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