Renault team boss Eric Boullier admits that he does not know if Robert Kubica has a future with the team, amidst suggestions that the injured driver may be angling for a move to another team after he recovers from his injuries.
Kubica missed the entire 2011 season due to injuries sustained in a pre-season rallying accident, and has recently confirmed that he will not be fit for the start of 2012.Renault have therefore signed up 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean as their two drivers from the start of the 2012 season.
Kubica's future is unclear, and although Renault have offered to assist him in getting back up to speed in an F1 car, the team are unwilling to do so if he feels his future lies at another team.
The Pole has been linked with a switch to Ferrari in the future, possibly replacing Felipe Massa alongside Fernando Alonso for the 2013 season.
There have also been public disagreements between Kubica's management and the team over Renault's handling of the Pole's announcement that he would not be fit for 2012.
And talking to the BBC Sport website about the Kubica situation, Boullier admitted that their relationship was at "point zero".
He added that he was not sure that there was a future for the Pole with the team, but was adamant that the team would "stick with" their current 2012 line-up.
"I don't know if there will be a future between Lotus Renault and Robert," he was quoted as saying.
"We have been waiting for Robert to understand his plans. We would like to sit down with him and his manager to see what can be done to get him back in F1."
Boullier added: "If we can help him get in back in F1 we will, but we have signed our drivers for next year and we want to stick with them."
After Kubica confirmed that he would not be fit for the start of 2012, Renault said that they had a test team on standby for whenever he felt ready to get back behind the wheel.
But asked if that situation was still the case, Boullier muttered that: "We need to discuss a more global plan to see what he can do and if he can commit to us long term."
Kubica has not sat behind the wheel of a Formula One car since he topped the first 2011 pre-season test session in Valencia last February.
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