Good news for Gary Paffett (now a McLaren test driver)

grandprixdiary · Post by **grandprixdiary** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 8:01 pm

But bad news for the DTM ? Looks like Gary may well be on his way to an F1 race seat now he has the McLaren test deal. Hopefully anyway !

Rob

Ed · Post by Ed » Wed Dec 21, 2005 9:43 pm

Thanks Rob,

The link you provided is subscription only. The full McLaren press release is available below.

Indeed it is good news for Gary and good to see a British driver with a real opportunity.

Gary Paffett said:

I'm really excited about this opportunity and the challenges ahead. This is the culmination of my continuous relationship with McLaren and Mercedes-Benz. For my efforts to be officially recognised by one of the most successful Formula One teams and reaching my goal of getting a regular Formula One seat is a fantastic feeling.

The team confirmed Pedro de la Rosa will continue with the team in his testing role however the situation with Alex Wurz hasn't been finalised. Martin Whitmarsh said:

Whilst we are pleased to welcome Gary to the team, we are still in discussion with Alex Wurz regarding his future and will announce our plans in due course.

Full McLaren announcement