From GMM
Paul di Resta and Adrian Sutil will race Force India's 2011 cars, with Nico Hulkenberg moving into the third cockpit role. That is the claim of the Swiss newspaper Blick, reporting that the news will be confirmed officially in the coming days. Vitantonio Liuzzi has therefore been ousted, despite having a contract with the Silverstone based team for another season. Blick also said Hulkenberg, the impressive German rookie who was replaced at Williams by Pastor Maldonado, will drive during the Friday morning sessions at grands prix. "I actually wanted Nico to be the third driver at McLaren," revealed Hulkenberg's famous manager Willi Weber. "But Martin Whitmarsh was worried that it would be seen as a threat to Button so he didn't want to disrupt the harmony in the team for their championship hunt," he added. Blick's veteran correspondent Roger Benoit also reports that Toro Rosso is set to be bought by Arab investors. Earlier last week, Sir Jackie Stewart had tipped di Resta to make his formula one debut in 2011. "I don't see any reason why Paul shouldn't be on the grid next year. He's impressed everyone with what he's achieved during his Friday test sessions with Force India this year, and he's fast," the 71-year-old had told Edinburgh Evening News. He continued: "He's also very clever, astute and - from what I've heard - very good with his technical feedback. I definitely think he'd help strengthen the grid even more." Stewart said the 2011 grid of drivers is shaping up as the best in F1 history. "In my mind, definitely, I think it's the best field ever assembled in formula one," he said.
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