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Kubica prepares for penultimate BMW race

Robert Kubica knows that the Brazilian Grand Prix will be his last but one for the BMW Sauber team before moving on to Renault in 2010. The Pole, whose best Interlagos result is a top five finish from 2007, expects a literal pain in the neck once again this season.

With Interlagos a neck-breaking anti-clockwise circuit, the drivers will receive no relaxation before the end of the year as Abu Dhabi's Yas Marina track also circulates in the less common direction. 2009 has been a disastrous season for Kubica on most counts but Robert hopes for a positive swan song with BMW.

Robert finishes 5th at Interlagos in 2007

"Brazil has been the season finale in past years," he began. "With Abu Dhabi new on the calendar, the situation is different this year. The Interlagos track is very nice to drive, especially Sector 1 with the first three corners being quite challenging; Turn 1 is blind and therefore it is difficult to find the ideal braking point there. The final sector goes up a huge hill and consists of a couple of left turns.

"In Brazil we drive anti-clockwise, which is physically quite tough as we are used to driving the other way round. If it rains at Interlagos, driving will be very tricky as there is always lots of standing water on the track, so I'm hoping for good weather."

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