Pedro News Opciones

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What will happen to PDLR in 2006? Still a McLaren testdriver or??

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Well, it all depends on the level of "greedyness" of any team...
If a top team wants to win the championship, they definatelly need Pedro. There are no other options, as Alonso and Kimi are already taken.
Also, if an average-top team wants to win some races, they need Pedro.
He is better than both Montoya an Kimi as the telemetry has shown.

Hopefully, some team owners could understand that the purpose of the F1 is to win races, so they do hire Pedro.
The marketing associated with some other F1 drivers provides that glamour and publicity to the teams, but of course, there is nothing like winning. And for that, they need Pedro.

Who else can drive like him?
Absolutelly nobody!

He has the technique of Senna, the guts of Mansell, the car understanding of Schummy, and the strategy of Prost. Pedro is a World Champion with any car in the top 75%, but for sure.

Desde Chicago

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Well, here in this topic we will post English news about Pedro.

I start, copied from the Spanish Forum:

McLaren's third car is 'key'
Third driver believes that extra Friday running may be crucial for McLaren. By Jonathan Noble

McLaren third driver Pedro de la Rosa has told autosport.com that he believes the Woking-based team must make the most of its extra car on the Fridays of grand prix weekends if the team is to capitalise on the promise of its MP4-20.

The Mercedes Benz-powered team's 2005 challenger has been marked out as one of the pre-season favourites for victory in Melbourne, but de la Rosa is adamant that with rivals Renault showing as much speed in testing up until now, the third car could provide the added muscle needed to lift McLaren to the top.

Speaking to autosport.com about the team's chances for the year, a beaming de la Rosa could not hide his confidence about the MP4-20 and was eagerly awaiting getting on with his Friday role.

“We have made a very good car - that is the truth,” said de la Rosa. “And Michelin has made a very big step forward. We really have to take advantage of having the third car, which is my job. It's a lot of responsibility on me and I'm very happy to take that."

McLaren's dismal start to the 2004 campaign, where its MP4-19 was left struggling near the back of the field, meant the outfit could manage no better than fifth overall in the constructors' championship – even though the transformed MP4-19B helped Kimi Raikkonen win in Belgium.

That fifth placed finish means that McLaren qualifies to run the third car on the Friday of grand prix weekends throughout 2005 – a factor that could prove a massive advantage. Last year BAR benefitted from the input of Anthony Davidson with its third car.

De la Rosa added: "The car is very quick, and it's so driveable. You don't have to fight the car this year, and so far we haven't had any engine problems. Reliability is good. In terms of speed, Renault are on a par with us, so we have to be careful, but we are very well prepared for the season and let's see in Melbourne.”