Kubica fights to regain full use of hand

GENOA, Italy - Robert Kubica will need up to a year to regain full use of his right hand, according to the surgeon who operated on the Formula One driver after his rally car accident on Sunday.

The 26-year-old Kubica spent seven hours in surgery after suffering serious injuries in a high-speed crash on Sunday morning while competing in the Ronde di Andora Rally.

Kubica's Lotus Renault team said doctors were "reasonably satisfied" with how the operation went, and the driver is in a serious but stable condition in an induced coma. He is expected to be woken Monday morning.