The Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Formula 1 team Monday announced that test and reserve driver Pedro de la Rosa would leave the team he initially joined in 2003 to start a new chapter in his life at Spain’s national Formula 1 team.
The press release stated “Pedro very quickly established himself as a vital part of the McLaren team following his arrival at the team in March 2003. His engineering skills, mechanical understanding and ability to think both analytically and laterally in order to solve problems immediately made him one of the most valued and important test and development drivers in the world”.
As a racer, Pedro’s finest moment came at the 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix, where he finished second behind Jenson Button to claim the best result of his Formula 1 career to date at the wheel of the McLaren-Mercedes MP4-21.
He also contested the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal this past June as a replacement for the injured Sergio Pérez at Sauber.
Pedro de la Rosa will return to full-time Formula 1 racing with HRT next season, having signed a two-year deal with the squad.
Britons Gary Paffett and Oliver Turvey will continue the test and development work for McLaren.
The press release stated “Pedro very quickly established himself as a vital part of the McLaren team following his arrival at the team in March 2003. His engineering skills, mechanical understanding and ability to think both analytically and laterally in order to solve problems immediately made him one of the most valued and important test and development drivers in the world”.
As a racer, Pedro’s finest moment came at the 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix, where he finished second behind Jenson Button to claim the best result of his Formula 1 career to date at the wheel of the McLaren-Mercedes MP4-21.
He also contested the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal this past June as a replacement for the injured Sergio Pérez at Sauber.
Pedro de la Rosa will return to full-time Formula 1 racing with HRT next season, having signed a two-year deal with the squad.
Britons Gary Paffett and Oliver Turvey will continue the test and development work for McLaren.