Update: Robert Kubica's manager has revealed that surgeons are still battling to restore functionality to the Renault driver's right hand. 

There were fears that the Renault driver would lose his right hand but his manager Daniele Morelli has revealed that is not the case. It does remain to be seen whether Kubica will recover complete functionality.

"Unfortunately the impact with the guardrail caused serious harm," Morelli told reporters outside the hospital.

"He has been diagnosed with multiple fractures to his leg and right arm, especially complications related to his right hand. We shall see later if the operation was successful.

"The clinical picture is not easy. We expect to make the necessary assessments tonight.

"The surgeons are trying to restore the functionality of his right hand. We must now think about the muscle function, but Robert is very strong and will succeed.

"The important thing is that Robert recoveries, as it has already proven to do with the incident in Canada. On that occasion it took him three months to get back on track."

FORMULA One star Robert Kubica has been seriously injured in a crash while heading to the start of the Ronde di Andorra rally in Liguria, Italy, the ANSA news agency reported on Sunday

The Lotus Renault GP driver from Poland was at the wheel of the Skoda Fabia he was racing in the Rally Ronde di Andora in Italy on Sunday morning, when he lost control of his vehicle.

The car left the road at high speed and crashed into a wall of a church with the driver's side also sustaining impact from a guardrail.

His co-driver, Jacub Gerber, is reported to have emerged from the wreck unhurt but Kubica remained inside.

He was then transferred by helicopter to the Santa Corona hospital in nearby Pietra Ligure, near Savona, suffering from multiple trauma.

His condition is said to be serious.

Kubica, a keen rally fan who has entered several events previously, tested the new Lotus-backed Renault in Valencia last week ahead of the Formula One season which starts in Bahrain on March 13.