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Not sure he's the most experienced test driver ever - Luca Badoer clocked up 12 years at Ferrari or thereabouts. But I digress. Pedro seems to fit into a pattern of drivers who, having been long-term testers, struggle when they get back into a race seat. In this I'm bracketing him with Alex Wurz and Olivier Panis, both of whom were highly-rated in their early years. Personally I never considered Pedro to be in that sort of company, a sort of steady pedaller who you didn't miss when he lost his drive. I thought Sauber were making a mistake by signing him up two years ago, so clearly I don't think this is a great move in performance terms for HRT. As others have said, he obviously brings a wealth of knowledge from Woking, and may be able to lever some Spanish sponsorship for the team too.
Not sure he's the most experienced test driver ever - Luca Badoer clocked up 12 years at Ferrari or thereabouts. But I digress.
Pedro seems to fit into a pattern of drivers who, having been long-term testers, struggle when they get back into a race seat. In this I'm bracketing him with Alex Wurz and Olivier Panis, both of whom were highly-rated in their early years.
Personally I never considered Pedro to be in that sort of company, a sort of steady pedaller who you didn't miss when he lost his drive. I thought Sauber were making a mistake by signing him up two years ago, so clearly I don't think this is a great move in performance terms for HRT. As others have said, he obviously brings a wealth of knowledge from Woking, and may be able to lever some Spanish sponsorship for the team too.