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De la Rosa threatens to leave F1
18 March 2009Spain's Pedro de la Rosa has admitted that he may quit Formula One at the end of the year, as the testing ban comes into the affect for the first time. The regulation, new for 2009, prohibits teams from testing during the season in a bid to cut costs.
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Since racing for Jaguar in 2002, Pedro's main role has been as test driver to the McLaren-Mercedes team, with cameo roles in race seats during the 2005 and 2006 season when deputizing for Juan-Pablo Montoya. "If I cannot race or even test, I will go to another category," the Spaniard explained to Spanish reporters. As well as the ban, the dramatic cut-down in the amount of testing which does take place has encouraged teams to focus their main efforts on race drivers for setup work, which further frustrates testers.
Following Force India's switch to Mercedes engines for this year, Pedro tested for the team in November at Barcelona and admits that a chance to race full-time for the Indian squad next year remains 'small'. Since entering the sport in 1999, de la Rosa has in fact driven for just three full seasons as he was transferred between roles at Arrows and Jaguar as well as McLaren. "Life does not end at Formula 1," he added.
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