Kubica commits to Renault until 2012

Robert Kubica will remain a Renault driver until at least the end of the 2012 season after agreeing a two-year contract extension at the Enstone squad.The highly-rated Polish star joined Renault at the start of this year after becoming a free agent following BMW's shock withdrawal from Formula 1 and was believed to have signed just a single season deal to allow him flexibility over his future. Kubica had been strongly linked to a Ferrari seat for 2011 prior to Felipe Massa re-signing with the Maranello squad for a further two seasons last month, which made an extension of his Renault deal highly likely.He says committing his future to Renault was an easy decision as he feels comfortable at the team and has backed the squad to continue making progress up the field following a strong first half of the season which has seen him finish in the top eight in all but the Bahrain season-opener.It was a straightforward decision for me to continue with a team where I feel at home, Kubica said in a statement. What's important for me is to be in the right atmosphere, with a good group of people, where everybody is pulling in the same direction. This is what we have tried to build from the beginning of my time with Renault.I think we have already achieved a lot together, and I believe that with plenty of effort, time and the right approach, we can move even further forward. That is certainly our target, so we will keep working hard and pushing on every front, not just for the rest of this season but also for next year when there are more big rule changes on the way. I am really looking forward to the challenge.In recent weeks Kubica had also been linked with a Mercedes drive for 2011 should Michael Schumacher abandon his comeback early and Renault team boss Eric Boullier acknowledges that the Pole's impressive form this season had made speculation that rival teams were trying to lure his services inevitable.Boullier is therefore thrilled Kubica sees Renault as the place to achieve success and thinks that in the 25-year-old it has the driver to propel it back into title contention over the next two years.We are delighted that Robert will remain with us for the next two seasons and I would like to thank him for the faith he has shown in this team, Boullier said.There have been many rumours surrounding his future in recent weeks, which were a tribute to how well he has driven this year, and we are very happy to have agreed a multi-year deal.Our clear goal is to become title contenders over the next two years. To do so, we need a driver of Robert's calibre: somebody who is fast, totally committed and doesn't make mistakes. His performances during the first half of the 2010 season were flawless, and we hope to achieve great things together in the future."