With Spanish driver Pedro de la Rosa leaving the McLaren Mercedes organization for a racing spot at Sauber F1, the Woking based team needed to find a quick replacement for the veteran in the test/reserve role. And that was because the reserve driver was scheduled to conduct the first session of testing of the MP4-25 in Valencia, first thing next week.
Recently, the British outfit confirmed that Gary Paffett will take De la Rosa’s role within the McLaren team, starting the very Valencia sessio… (read more)