Maes pero ni tan sorpresa que tuvieran que pedirle el favorcito a De la Rosa... resulta que entre las cajas de tiliches para este GP a alguien de Sauber se le ocurrió echaruno de los asientos de PDLR del año pasado!Tripper escribió:Por lo visto De La Rosa correra en lugar de Sergio Perez! Salado el otro mexicano piloto de pruebas de Sauber que jalo para Mexico a pasear! Y se perdio la oportunidad de correr un GP!!!BBC LIVE: 1925: More on the developing situation at Sauber now. Team Principal Peter Sauber confirms Pedro de la Rosa will take over Perez's car for the remainder of the weekend, and adds: "This development hit us by surprise, because Sergio underwent thorough medical checks, first in the hospital in Monaco, then in a hospital in Zurich, and finally, the FIA doctors gave him the green light this Thursday in Montreal. Nobody could have foreseen that he would feel unwell. Maybe we are being overly cautious, but when it's about the health of our drivers we take zero risks."BBC pit-lane reporter Jennie Gow: "At Sauber they're doing their best to get Sergio Perez's car to fit the body shape of the slightly taller Pedro de la Rosa. 'Always be prepared,' as my mother said. Pedro will be racing in his McLaren overalls."
"Martin Whitmarsh had told me that Sauber had called in case there was a chance, but told me not to get carried away," de la Rosa said. "So I arrived here thinking it was impossible. I knew Sergio was fine and I was sure I wouldn't get in the car, until ten to two. I was finishing lunch when Monisha Kaltenborn [Sauber CEO] showed up at McLaren and asked me, 'are you ready? It's very likely you will have to get in the car'. I checked my watch and it was ten to two and I said 'but there's 10 minutes to the start of the session!'
"From then it was a crazy race to get my helmet, my overalls, my things at McLaren, sit in the car, and set up the pedals where I wanted. But we couldn't do it, and we had to go out with the pedals where they were. But you don't have to be nervous. It's an opportunity and we have to enjoy it."
As a precaution Sauber had brought one of de la Rosa's seats from last season when he drove for the team, allowing him to jump in to the car relatively quickly. Despite his experience, he said there was still a lot to learn in the new car having been used to the McLaren steering wheel.
"We could use my seat from last year which was absolutely very, very important and vital. As far as all the rest is concerned, I went out with my McLaren overalls, boots, helmet. We also did a quick fix on the ear pieces to match the system from Sauber."
