Pedro de la Rosa returns to McLaren

One year after leaving Woking to join Sauber, Pedro de la Rosa returns as McLaren’s reserve driver. However, he will no longer attend Grand Prix.

So he will be able to bring his enormous experience in private testing since he is the fourth driver with the highest number of private tests in the history of Formula 1, with 361 days where he covered more than 100,000 kilometers. Ahead of him in this little-known ranking are only Luca Badoer (469), Alex Wurz (382), and Jarno Trulli (381).

His new role within the team he joined in 2003 will now consist of ensuring that the racing simulators are always at their maximum capacity. It is therefore very likely that he will rack up laps on the team’s sophisticated simulators while the two main drivers, Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button, are on circuits around the world. The Spaniard will also be in charge of development and relations with the engineers at the factory.

Furthermore, the team led by Martin Whitmarsh also retains Gary Paffett, who will be competing in the DTM championship, which he won in 2005.

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