Maybe Renault should have thought of this a few weeks ago as a way to get Kimi on board?

Autosport is reporting today that Robert Kubica’s maiden race with his new team, Renault, likely will happen later this month—at the Rally du Var:

Kubica is a long-time supporter of rallying—even running his own Skoda Fabia WRC for private testing—and has been linked to an entry in a Clio R3 rally car for the final round of the French Rally Championship on the Cote d’Azur. The Saint Maxime-based Rallye du Var runs for three days from November 26-29.

Kubica was quoted on French website autohebdo.fr as saying: “It’s [the entry on du Var] not 100 percent certain yet, but there are very big chances.

“It will be only for fun, I’m not interested in times. I already asked for a video of the stages. I know some roads in this region and I realise how difficult task it will be for me.”

I think it was Cale Yarborough who I saw say that there is no better training for driving than driving. I also believe he was commented on some of the NASCAR drivers of recent years, such as Carl Edwards, who emphasize the gym.

In that sense, I think getting into a car and doing some different driving makes sense. Plus, it is good cross-promotional PR.

Ah…PR. That’s why they didn’t bother with Kimi Raikkonen.