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Di Resta in reserve seat for Force India
Britain's Paul di Resta is set to become a grand prix regular as Force Indias reserve driver while compatriot Gary Paffett will be McLarens main tester,according to team principal Martin Whitmarsh....
Written by Reuters
London | January 27, 2010 01:09 AM IST
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Britain8217;s Paul di Resta is set to become a grand prix regular as Force Indias reserve driver while compatriot Gary Paffett will be McLarens main tester,according to team principal Martin Whitmarsh.
The McLaren boss said after the Mercedes launch in Stuttgart that his team needed to replace Spaniard Pedro de la Rosa,who has taken a race seat at Sauber,but were in no hurry to do so. Paffett,who is racing in the German Touring Car DTM championship with Mercedes this season,will give the new McLaren its test debut on February 1 in Valencia before champions Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton get their hands on it.
Di Resta,23-year-old cousin of IndyCar champion Dario Franchitti who has tested a McLaren previously and been supported by the team and engine partners Mercedes,was not an option to replace de la Rosa. Paul will be running I believe in the majority of the Friday sessions at grand prix weekends for Force India,so its a great opportunity for him, said Whitmarsh,whose McLaren team have a cooperation agreement with Force India.
USF1 sign Lopez
Jose Maria Lopez will drive for new American Formula One team USF1 in 2010. Lopez,a 26-year-old former Renault test driver,is the 24th Argentine to drive in F1 and the first since Gaston Mazzacane at Prost in 2001.
Lopez,who has over 6,000 test miles under his belt,dominated Argentine racing after returning when an F1 seat fell through in 2007.
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