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With Pedro de la Rosa signing a deal with BMW Sauber F1 team for the upcoming season of Formula One, the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association (GPDA) might be forced to elect a new chairman this year. The Spanish driver had been voted at the helm of the GPDA by all the active drivers in the F1 paddock during the 2008 season, replacing departed German driver Ralf Schumacher.<\/p>\n