Pedro de la Rosa is returning to McLaren as the British team’s test and reserve driver.<\/p>\n
After leaving his long-time role with the Woking based squad at the end of 2009 to return to racing with Sauber, the 40-year-old was hoping to stay on the grid this year with HRT.<\/p>\n
But after HRT announced that Vitantonio Liuzzi will complete the 2011 grid, McLaren said de la Rosa will once again be in its garage this season.<\/p>\n
“Of all the teams I’ve driven for in formula one, McLaren is the one that really feels like home,” he said.<\/p>\n
De la Rosa is therefore vacating his role as Pirelli’s tyre test driver, and the Italian marque is expected to name a successor.<\/p>\n
McLaren said Gary Paffett, who also races in DTM, will remain a test driver in 2011 but no longer attend grands prix.<\/p>\n
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