Pedro De La Rosa Joins Sauber, Heidfeld To Leave F1?

Sauber has announced the signing of McLaren test driver Pedro de la Rosa as their lead driver for the 2010 Formula One season. The Spaniard will partner former Toyota driver Kamui Kobayashi at the Swiss-based team, independent once again after German automotive giant BMW pulled out of the sport at the end of 2009. de la Rosa hasn't raced since 2006 when he replaced Juan Pablo Montoya at McLaren, and doesn't have the greatest points-to-races ratio. The move is good for both Sauber and de la Rosa. Sauber get an experienced racing driver, and one with considerable development mileage throughout his time at McLaren, while de la Rosa gets the race seat he's coveted for some time now. de la Rosa's move says big things about the future of incoming...

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