Commented Jacques Laffite, a commentator for French television and ex-F1 winner: "My position has always been that these guys who take risks every Sunday should be free to do what they like. Today, we are seeing things differently, obviously."
"An F1 driver is part of a team of about 700 people, so it is right to have some restrictions," added Jacques Laffite to L'Equipe.
Flavio Briatore said after visiting Kubica: "You can't blame anyone, the accident was just that."
And it seems that even Ferrari doesn't stop its drivers from participating in dangerous activities, as when Fernando Alonso heard about Kubica's crash, he was skiing in Val Gardena.
Virgin boss John Booth said trying to control F1 drivers is futile.
"We took Jerome (d'Ambrosio) and Timo (Glock) skiing a couple of weeks ago. We said Ok guys, stick to the piste, blah blah blah, so we got to the top of the lift, the gates opened and they were just flat out. They were everywhere. And that's how they are. That's what makes them so good. You can't wrap them in cotton wool," he said at the launch of the MVR-02.
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| Robert Kubica's car after the crash (Photo: Associated Press) |