De la Rosa wants to keep McLaren test seat E-mail
Nov.26 (GMM)  Pedro de la Rosa has indicated he might want to combine a return to the F1 grid next year with an ongoing role as McLaren test driver.

The 38-year-old Spaniard, who has not had a regular race seat since 2002, has been linked with the new teams Campos and USF1.

De la Rosa said he is currently in talks "with everyone who has a free space" for next season including USF1.  USF1's European base will be at Aragon, a Spanish facility whose design enjoyed de la Rosa's technical and sporting input.

"It's still early," he insisted.  "There is no hurry to make a decision.  It is true that USF1 and the Motorland (Aragon) have reached an agreement, but personally I do not know what is going to happen.

"I would be very happy to be at McLaren-Mercedes as the reserve driver and arrange my work to race in another team as well, or simply go to another team to race.  I don't know; that is the answer," de la Rosa told the Spanish news agency EFE.

Adrian Campos said recently that de la Rosa's lack of sponsors made a 2010 deal unlikely, but de la Rosa said he has more to offer a team than money.

"With sponsors everything would be infinitely easier," he said, "but I believe that my experience in F1 is very important.  My experience is my sponsor."
 
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2010 Calendar

RaceGrand Prix Date
1Bahrain GP 14 March
2Australian GP 28 March
3Malaysian GP 4 April
4Chinese GP 18 April
5Spanish GP 9 May
6Monaco GP 16 May
7Turkish GP 30 May
8Canadian GP 13 June
9European GP 27 June
10British GP11 July
11German GP 25 July
12Hungarian GP 1 August
13Belgian GP 29 August
14Italian GP 12 September
15Singapore GP 26 September
16Japanese GP 3 October
17Korean GP 17 October
18Abu Dhabi GP 31 October
19Brazilian GP 14 November

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