McLaren test driver Pedro de la Rosa says he would be ready to step up to a race seat at the team alongside Lewis Hamilton if needed.
The Woking squad has a seat alongside its British protégé to fill for 2008 after it split with Fernando Alonso last week following a turbulent year. ITV.com
Spaniard De la Rosa has worked as McLaren’s test and development driver since 2003 and contested the final eight races of the 2006 season after Juan Pablo Montoya left the team to pursue a career in NASCAR.
“If the team needs a driver, I’m ready and willing, that’s for sure, ” De la Rosa told El Pais newspaper. UKPress
Spaniard De la Rosa has worked as McLaren’s test and development driver since 2003 and contested the final eight races of the 2006 season after Juan Pablo Montoya left the team to pursue a career in NASCAR.
“If the team needs a driver, I’m ready and willing, that’s for sure, ” De la Rosa told El Pais newspaper. MICHAEL SPEARMAN, The Sun
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