The Spanish Connection: de la Rosa, Santander and Campos; Pay Drivers Return

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Published: January 5, 2010

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The Pedro de la Rosa to Sauber news that surfaced on Sunday out of the Swiss press and was quickly squashed by Pedro himself was quite honestly the most perplexing piece of news I've heard in Formula One circles in quite some time.

It didn't add up, Pedro has never had any relationship with the Sauber outfit. He is the "British Spaniard" after all he did race for Jaguar along with the most British of all British racing drivers Eddie Irvine, long rumoured to be Stig on Top Gear.

After Jaguar's, (read Ford's) failed attempt at the highest level of the motoring world another major manufacturer gave Pedro a chance, Mercedes and McLaren. There was no clear way he would ever reach the grid as anything more than a test driver, with great talents like Kimi, Montoya and Coulthard ahead of him.

In 2006, when Montoya quit and back to America to his old boss Chip Ganassi. Pedro once again had a chance to drive on Sundays and in all honesty he wasn't the fastest guy around but he was quick enough, he might have even kept the seat if the other Spaniard hadn't joined McLaren the following year.

So after that little excursion into Pedro's history here's my point. Can anybody see Pedro not racing for Campos in 2010?

The answer is of course not. The reasons why are as follow

 Campos doesn't have a major sponsor at the moment they are backed up, by the PR firm  Meta but that isn't enough. Pedro is Spanish, how can a Spanish team not run with any Spanish drivers. The idea is to showcase your nation's know-how competitive spirit. (Formula One is indeed becoming A1GP) Three Pedro has a major standing sponsorship with Santander, the biggest and most well known Spanish bank. After the Financial Meltdown, banks have lost a lot of the prestige they once had, but this deal is key to Campos' image. A Spanish driver, a Spanish bank for a Spanish team, it's meant to be.

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