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De la Rosa not expecting call from McLaren
Dec.27 Veteran Pedro de la Rosa has acknowledged that, with HRT closing its doors, he is not expecting to simply stroll back into his former job as McLaren's reserve driver.
'No, that's not true,' he told the Spanish sports newspaper Marca.
'I took my road and I live with my decision, so I'm not going back to McLaren with their doors open wide, because I left twice.'
Spaniard de la Rosa, 41, was arguably F1′s most highly respected test driver when he accepted the challenge to become HRT's lead race driver in 2012.
He expected to stay in 2013, but the Spanish backmarker has all but officially folded.
As for his chances of returning to McLaren, de la Rosa admitted: 'I've been...
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