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McLaren have chosen Pedro da la Rosa for China and Japan, but what about Brazil? Matt Bishop believes Interlagos could be Lewis Hamilton's maiden F1 race
So, despite rumours circulating the ether last week to the effect that Pedro de la Rosa would be ousted to make way for Lewis Hamilton in the second McLaren for the last three Grands Prix of the year, the team have now confirmed that the veteran Spaniard will do the honours... in Shanghai and Japan at least.
It made perfect sense to keep Pedro for the two Far East back-to-back races - but it was Suzuka, and not Shanghai, that was the key. Why so? Because, like Eddie Irvine and Mika Salo before him, de la Rosa was one of those European drivers who sought fame and fortune in Japan after doing Formula Three in Europe (the British F3 Championship in Pedro's case).
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