Robert Kubica managed to do 36 laps with us. See how the car looked like afterwards: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/id57Y7GQu9TDd58.html

After watching this, I realized I dont need a supercar, I need to learn how to drive

That M4 needed a cigarette after all that pounding

Really drastic example of the difference between a world class racer and enthusiasts. Incredible how he pushes the car at all times.

Robert is one of the most underrated drivers of all time. Absolute machine.

The 1.6K dislikes are from all of the cars Kubica passed on that lap.

He knows exactly how the car is going to react to whatever he’s about to do and corrects it BEFORE it happens. World class skills.

This is a man that reached the highest level of racing in multiple disciplines which are wildly different, and kept on going even after suffering near fatal crashes. Mad respect for Kubica!

Kubica is an amazing driver, he was destined for Ferrari before his awful accident in Rally, he was so fast and in my opinion would have been a multiple world champion in F1 he was that good, all the F1 drivers feared his raw speed

The car must have thought: "finally someone who's worth driving me..."

When Misha stops talking u know it s very ku rwa fast

I come to this video from time to time. We need to see more f1 pilots driving "normal" cars to really understand how good they are. the control he has at any given point is unreal.

I'm 51 years old, and I grew up watching Senna on F-1, and I remember Mr. Kubica piloting on F-1, too. He's not under-rated as told by someone here on the comments. In my heart, Mr. Kubica is one of the finest ex-F-1 pilots of a great era. And as said, I'm 51 years old. I've read a lot about polish fighter pilots of WWII, that were based on Great Britain. They were greatest fighter pilots, too. I believe "speed" is on polish veins.

Best laps around the Nurburgring I’ve ever seen. Robert is still a mega driver

Other people on track looks like they are going to church on Sunday

The biggest standout is how light Robert's hands are on the wheel. Most drivers grip the wheel like they need to muscle the car around the corners, Robert finds the edge of grip and plays with the throttle and brakes to squeeze the maximum out of the tires with constant changes in his inputs. Very cool to see.

I've known a lot of people who've worked in F1 and if they had the joy of working with Kubica, they all say the same thing. The dude was insanely fast, even compared to his F1 peers.

He's spent his life driving so fast that his hairline has been pushed back by g force.

This is the first video I've seen of the nurburgring where you get a real sense of the speed. Unreal video.

This is great. Makes me laugh each time I watch this video. (Starts at 0:57) Misha - "So, basically what happened, you are here for DTM, and then you just randomly walked in and said, "I want to drive some laps", right? Robert - "Ehhh...more or less...ehhh...yeah. You were not the first one which I came to. But there is a nice story where I went to the first...let's say...ehh...rental, and I ask, "I would like to rent a car." And I was told that I had to drive with the instructors. And I say, "What do you mean?" "Yeah, that you have to have someone next to [you]." And I say, "OK", and I say, "Even if I can drive pretty well?" And I was told, "Yes"...so... Hahaha." Would LOVE to have been standing there for that exchange. 😆😂

9:11 formula 1 / WRC reflexes 10:05 mind blowing talent on this section

lmao this guy trusts the car more than most people trust other humans.

Imagine having to tell a guy like Robert he cant drive the track without an instructor :D

Interview with Hamilton "I've never seen anything like it. I had a big team of people helping me with my kart and race preparation, but this Polish kid shows up with just his dad and a beat-up kart. Kubica's dad even fixed the kart himself, and I still lost to him. I don't know what it was about him, but he was just so fast. He had this natural talent, and he was always so determined to win."

Every... single... corner. Truly driving on the limit of the car's capabilities.

[Kubica walks into racecar rental company] manager: you gonna need an instructor kubica: why? to teach him how to drive?

Kubica is and always will be a legend

Wow. F1 drivers are a level above. His driving is utterly fearless..and such a light touch on the steering wheel. Incredible.

Most people here don't know but he's had one of the worst crashes in motorsport history and can still drive at such insane level is amazing

The lack of tire noise says a lot about his skill level. Always in control of the weight and balance while going flat out. Guy is an artist behind the wheel.

Flirting with oversteer every single corner. At the very limit of tires, brakes and the suspension bottoming out. A pro is a pro, legend Kubica !

The guy lost his arm but he didn't give up. Instead he continued to fight and now he's performing better than the vast majority. Best respect to such people!

I just drove the Nurburgring last week for the first time in my life. People do not realize how much elevation change and bumps there are on the track at any time, and how hard you have to focus to drive fast. But by far the most impressive thing about this lap is the second section after Pflanzgarten 1 jump. The way he brutally destroys every corner is unreal, I swear it is terrifying to watch and think it’s actually possible to drive like this in an M4. He has absolutely 100% faith in his lines and just goes. Only WRC drivers will give you this feeling of being true god level.

everybody gangster until there's GigaKubica in your mirrors... It's hard not to be a fan of Robert, he's a down to heart fun guy, he's bloody quick and fought like a madman to recover from a crash that many said was career ending. He's such a legend. P.S. you can really see those F1 driver reflexes when the car gets a little out of shape.

His hands are so relaxed on the steering wheel at all times. Dude is 100% confident. Incredible!

That catch at 9:12 is superhuman and is what seperates the elite from average. He caught that before the rears let go.....

Kubica is an absolute savage...He's beating on that car like it owes him money...He has amazing skill, he hits every turn right, every apex, and never misses a breaking point...This guy has balls of steel...

WHAT A LAP! Insane!!! Sometimes we forget at what level an F1 driver is! And Misha + Kubica racing next year? We have to make it happen!

I imagine all the other drivers having a blast, telling themselves "damn i`m going so fast" and then a wild Kubica appears in the mirror going through like a Formula 1 car.

Easily top 10 drivers in history. Amazing during his real time in f1, now drives one handed essentially, but can still drive this well.

This really shows how good F1 drivers are. He used every millimeter of the track and seemed to be in control all the time. And in typical F1 driver style he brakes sooner before corners and goes to accelerator much earlier than many people.

That's really impressive! Key elements of good driving: 1) He uses the FULL space available of the track corners and is comfortable using a range of lines that suits the car through each. 2) He realizes the inherent understeer of the car, even on throttle, and manages the front tire grip limit very well through corners and places the car very well on intended lines while using most of the available tire grip and handling balance. He also recognizes this quite early on and adjusts his driving quickly to it. Even near the end when the rear tires start to get a little hot and the car will oversteer a little, he adjusts quickly and manages it well. 3) He bleeds off very little speed up to corners and is quite good at keeping momentum. He also seems to deliberately enter corners slightly fast and is willing to make small adjustments mid if needed or the girp isn't there. 4) He accelerates VERY early out of corners and even into and mid corner as available with the track space. 5) He has decent understanding of the track to know how to enter and come out of corners and can pretty comfortably manage car speed and placement through corners. 6) He is very deliberate in driving inputs. Short of inputs managing grip of the front tires and driving line, he applies very few actual inputs and extremely few corrections. Actions are very deliberate with specific intent. This is a BIG area that differentiates very good drivers from ok drivers. Even things like choice of application speed plays a role, not just the amount of input. 7) He is doing all of this while still driving the car relatively light. This is him maybe at 70%. He's not taking chances or doing anything wild or outside of the scope of what he can easily see. Even so, he still does all of the above well with low risk and clean, simple driving. This is just really, really good driving.

You're driving like a world champ in Nurburgring, flying around, eating corners, and then... KUBICA makes you realize that you're like a granny driving on a Sunday morning compare to his driving abilities.

I still come back to this vídeo occasionally to just admire this guy’s pure skill. Such a shame we never were able to see what this guy could’ve achieved in F1

Kubica is always in the right gear and taking each chance to be fast, i never watched a lap with screaming tires all the time. Legend

The way he steers at the tires maximum grip level. You can literally hear the tires break traction on every corner to their limits of obersteering yet he manages to push them through by pure feel.... one of the most amazing videos I've seen. Mad respect for this driver!

This guy is an absolute legend, and I'm not just talking about how bloody good of a driver he is. His comeback story is incredible, no less amazing than the most famous ones. Massive respect.

Robert, Poland is proud of You for all You've done for the motorsports. Take care, champion!!! 🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱

Watching this it’s like Robert has a ballerina in his palms, letting her do her thing but gently keeping her safe from ever falling off, just letting her dance away in his hands. It’s beautiful.

I wonder how many drivers tried to follow him and were like *"nope"* within a corner.

This guy drives rally cars for fun at a very high level. He got a year in F1 with more or less one hand. I have watched this guy drive a rally stage at night with his lights broken from their mountings and he went flat out. not to mention his abilities in an F1 car before the accident. Robert Kubica is an absolute star and a dam fucking great racing driver!

Robert is a FAST pilot. Was a shame his accident. My eternal respect for Kubica.

Ogląda się i słucha z przyjemnością. Wszystkiego wspaniałego Robert 👊😉🤙

You know shit is getting real when Misha gets this quiet during a lap! What a ride! I need a cigarette now. and I dont even smoke!

Watching Kubica go flat in areas where everyone else lifts was awesome.

The best lap i’ve ever seen on this track, damnnn what a machine is Robert!!!

Misha you’re an amazing driver and I love watching you drive… but this is another level 😮👊🏼

This video will sell more M4 than any marketing campaign.

To my friends here like me who do little races and track days in their road car and especially young drivers and enthusiasts: Watch the way Robert manages the load around the car, the weight on the tyres. So fast and firm but perfect gentle inputs with almost no second guesses. You can see his use of the steering and throttle to manipulate slip angle beautifully. It is a real privilege to see skill like this. Thank you Misha and of course Robert.

Although this video was posted 2 years ago... part of me still thinks the brakes are still hot from this lap! 7:54 - 8:23 almost made me purchase a 4 point harness for my computer chair! This guy is a BEAST! 😳

Robert absolutely would have been an F1 world champion if it wasn't for the crash. The guy is legendary. Genuinely one of the most talented racing drivers alive.

His steering control at 9:11 is just insane, the way he counter steers as soon as he feels traction slipping and then instantly attacking again is mind blowing

Robert Kubica is actually driving with one fully operating hand after his accident and he is still world top driver. He is great person and extremely passionate. It was a pleasure to watch this video. Great work both of u.

Look how soft his hands are on the wheel and controls. Zero tension

Biggest "What if" in Formula1 history...

I bet the car had a cigarette after that!

Imagine having no idea you're being passed by Robert Kubica..

I wholeheartedly believe that this is an absolute classic video for automotive KZfaq. People will look back at this video with awe in the same way that classic Chris Harris video testing the LaFerrari, P1 and 918 Spyder in Portugal.

This man almost lost his life as well as his arm. Comes back and does stuff like this. Insane

You can see how these drivers are such a class apart - they are playing right on the edge of grip 100 percent of the way around the track. It’s almost an intellectual pursuit for him. Very, very impressive.

I love how other cars on the track are taking as fast as they can go. Robert is taking it as fast as the car can go.

Cool to see this video still getting constant interactions on a daily basis :D

Beautiful lines, it's amazing the way he keeps the suspension loaded through most of the lap.

He anticipates where the balance of the car is going to be upset and he almost corrects before the car gets unbalanced. That's inhuman skill.

Kubica is one of my favorite F1 drivers, it amazing how he had such an awful crash and then come back to Formula 1 years later.

Notice how he rarely ever slides the car. No flamboyance, no showmanship, just modest, finely balanced perfection.

I keep coming back to watch this, Robert's talent all the experience he has gained so clearly comes across in this video and to think he's steering the car primarily with one hand... Phenomenal.

If you are the CEO of BMW, and you aren't reaching out to Robert to do a marketing campaign for M cars, you are insane. Picking up passengers at the grocery store and then a wrong turn and a lap on the ring - this lap will live in the Internet Hall of Fame - "but I'm expensive"

Misha: If I need a teammate can I call you? Robert: I’m expensive 😭😁😁😁

I keep comming back to this video, this is real driving man, using the whole track, full confidence.

Actualy, the best onbord of the NORDSCHLEIFE

The instructor wasn't an idiot, he knew exactly who Kubica was. Took the opportunity of a lifetime to have a passenger lap with a world class F1 driver 😉 very smart

Bet the guy in the blue GT3 thought he was going quite fast till he had the WTF moment of the M4 up his ass from nowhere lol.

Holy moly, that is driving on another level - even compared to Misha

Proves how important steering and throttle control is. He is legit floating around each bend keeping the car balanced.

Misha: "So you are starting to know the Track?" Robert: "It depends" Also Robert, 5 minutes later: "Hold my Grand Prix Trophy"

His car controll and sense of limit of the car in every corner is just insane, he is so fast..

This lap was amazing! You can tell Misha is excited about the drive with this nervous laugh! Nordschleife is where the fun is at!

WOW!! I guess these formula 1 guys really are elite. I think he's the fastest guy I've seen so far. I thought Misha fast. Holy sh**.

BMW should thank Robert for a free ad. M4 passing GT3 RS like it was a Golf 1.5 ... priceless. I would love to see Robert on Nordschleife in M4 DTM.

That was absolutely stunning to watch. The first time my jaw dropped was when he sent this prepped-out M4 full load up the hill at Flugplatz without braking before the jump. The following minutes literally gave me goose bumps. The amount of car control and precision of this man is mind-boggling. How he uses the entire width of the track, going to the very edge of the asphalt, but never onto the grass. How he places the car perfectly at every apex. How he transfers weight and uses the natural dynamics of the chassis and suspension in Hatzenbach. How he catches the car, on the edge of traction, at high speeds. How early he is on the throttle on corner exit. How he easily passes any, literally any given high performance car on the track (and the little time it costs him). Ri-di-cu-lous. And to think he is used to so much more speed and g-forces, it probably felt like a Sunday drive to him.

Hes driving on the limit of the tires, you can really tell the difference between a world class driver of the fastest cars in the world and a skilled enthusiast like Misha.

There were a few corners there when I thought I was going to die... and I wasn't even in the car with these lads. Some phenomenal driving!

*Kubica trust his car more than I trust my wife.*

Driving like that after that horrible accident and nearly lost his right arm..respect Robert

I keep coming back to this particular video and I still can't believe what I'm seeing. It's absolutely mind blowing to watch from a stationary seat and I probably can't even imagine how it felt inside that car 🤯🤯

He drove it like he stole it. Amazing footage!

I've watched a fair amount of Misha content and have to say that's the hardest driving I've seen yet. He was ragging the life out of that M4. Always a legend.

That's probably the gnarliest Touristenfahrten lap I've seen. And in a rented, slightly modified M4. Wow!

Robert is kicking this track with 1 hand basically...