De la Rosa will be Ferrari reserve driver in 2013
17 January, 2013
Newly appointed Pedro de la Rosa will be Ferrari’s official reserve driver at grands prix this year.
Earlier, the Italian team announced that the 2012 HRT driver – 41-year-old Spaniard de la Rosa – will be a development driver this year, working especially in the Maranello simulator.
But according to Spain’s AS newspaper, team boss Stefano Domenicali has confirmed that the former long-time McLaren test driver will also be Ferrari’s official reserve in 2013.
“I hope [replacing Fernando Alonso or Felipe Massa] doesn’t have to happen, but he could be a [race] driver in the event that it is necessary,” said the Italian.
“But mainly we want [him] to be focused on the development work,” added Domenicali. (GMM)
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Pedro will only test Alonso specific equipment in the secret sim.
LOL !!
, but that was a nice promotion wasnt it, From HRT to Ferrari !
Pedro de la Rosa & Fernando Alonso all they need now is Nigel Stepney and we can have Red Bull Gate