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Robert Kubica unhappy with traction control ban 

Robert Kubica lamented the reversal of technologies in Formula One. The Polish driver, who miraculously escaped injury in a massive crash at this year’s Canadian Grand Prix, suggested that he is not particularly a supporter of changes designed to aid safety.

“We’ve gone from nice, slick racing tyres to grooved tyres,” he said in an interview with the British magazine F1 Racing. “We’ve gone from V10s to V8s. And now we go from TC (traction control) to no TC.”

Traction control will be banned at the end of the season, with the FIA believing it can police the prohibition better than in the past because all cars will be fitted with a standard electronic control unit. It has been argued that banning traction control will give the drivers more scope to show their talents, but 22 year old Kubica said the most important thing is for F1 to be at the cutting edge of technology. “I love racing and driving but I want the cars to be the fastest things on earth,” he said. “I don’t mind the challenge of having to do it precisely with my right foot, but ultimately I want to go fast and I don’t like things that slow me down.”

source: GMM