Lewis Hamilton expressed his utmost admiration for Robert Kubica after the Polish driver announced his departure from Williams, and likely F1, at the end of the season. Kubica's miraculous comeback to the sport after his life-threatening rally crash in 2011 didn't pan out as expected. But the 34-year-old's performance shortfall hasn't diminished the enormous respect bestowed upon him by Hamilton, a man whom Kubica has known since his karting days. "I've known Robert probably the longest I would say, we started racing together in go-karts," said Hamilton in this afternoon's drivers' conference in Singapore. "Robert is one of the most talented drivers I've competed against....
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