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McLaren confirm di Resta as reserve driver

Ex-F1 driver turned pundit Paul di Resta will be on standby for McLaren at the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix after completing a seat fitting. Mercedes share their reserve drivers with McLaren and Racing Point, but ahead of the British Grand Prix they ran into a problem. Sergio Perez tested positive for COVID-19, meaning he couldn't take part in the race weekend for Racing Point, but they were unable to call upon either of Mercedes' reserve drivers, they being Stoffel Vandoorne and Esteban Gutierrez. Vandoorne is away with the Mercedes Formula E team, whilst the team found out that Gutierrez no longer qualifies for a superlicence. Racing Point therefore had to draft Nico Hulkenberg in for the...
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