De La Rosa in a Sauber?

[Tozza Mazza]

Pedro is a Mclaren employee, so why is he in a Sauber?

Seems awfully odd to have a reserve driver, who isn't a reserve because another team's reserve is

[Tufty]

Pedro is a Mclaren employee, so why is he in a Sauber?

Seems awfully odd to have a reserve driver, who isn't a reserve because another team's reserve is

I heard something about Gutierrez having an exam of some sort... can't remember the source, sadly.

[ESPImperium]

Probably the easiest source for them as they have his set up data and his data from 2010. Estaban Guiteriez is in Mexico for a prior engagement as he would be there for them.

Seemingly McLaren are now packing Garry Paffett on a Montreal plane incase anything happens to their drivers, as you just never know now with saftey.

However, it has just shown the lack of a "non compete" rule in F1 for any head injury. I know for a fact that Football has a 3 week non compete rule for a player with a head injury that involves a major impact. Broken jaws are usually 2 weeks out, and a broken cheek bone is usually 4 days out, but is being looked into as the players have to play with a mask on.

I think its about time that if there is a major crash like what Chico had at Monaco where there is a major stop, the driver has a mandated 3 or 4 weeks out the car and can only return once he has passed a medical test where he has to do say 30 laps arround a track in one of the Pirelli-Toyota TF109s for example on the super softs.

Call it F1s fitness test for a GP.

I have doubts not he will be ready for Valencia, one more race out the car could be what he needed to fully recover for Silverstone.

[Byronrhys]

Probably the easiest source for them as they have his set up data and his data from 2010. Estaban Guiteriez is in Mexico for a prior engagement as he would be there for them.

Seemingly McLaren are now packing Garry Paffett on a Montreal plane incase anything happens to their drivers, as you just never know now with saftey.

However, it has just shown the lack of a "non compete" rule in F1 for any head injury. I know for a fact that Football has a 3 week non compete rule for a player with a head injury that involves a major impact. Broken jaws are usually 2 weeks out, and a broken cheek bone is usually 4 days out, but is being looked into as the players have to play with a mask on.

I think its about time that if there is a major crash like what Chico had at Monaco where there is a major stop, the driver has a mandated 3 or 4 weeks out the car and can only return once he has passed a medical test where he has to do say 30 laps arround a track in one of the Pirelli-Toyota TF109s for example on the super softs.

Call it F1s fitness test for a GP.

I have doubts not he will be ready for Valencia, one more race out the car could be what he needed to fully recover for Silverstone.

+1

Its also good that Checo can see he's not ready, takes a real man to do that and not put his life or any other persons at risk.

Seems like Sauber had no intention of using Esteban though, come one don't hire a test driver if you aren't going to use them.

[donskar]

A shame a young up-and-comer couldn't get a look. Not opposed to de le Rosa, but he has no future, no "upside." We need more new blood.

[est1984]

Found it cool to see him be with McLaren overalls on in the Sauber, he must have had a super err ooze of confidence!

[andrew]

Sauber's decision explained http://www.forumula1.com/2011/f1/f1-new ... F1+News%29

[i70q7m7ghw]

Sauber's decision explained http://www.forumula1.com/2011/f1/f1-new ... F1+News%29

I would ignore that tosh. Estaban Guiteriez was not in Canada.

[Tufty]

Sauber's decision explained http://www.forumula1.com/2011/f1/f1-new ... F1+News%29

I would ignore that tosh. Estaban Guiteriez was not in Canada.

Something about having to sit exams was what I heard early on in the weekend... Can't remember the source now, sadly.

[Thunder2]

Bianchi was the first choice of Sauber, but Ferrari didn't allow him to replace Perez... so they went to McLaren for De la Rosa.