D'Alberto to HRT?

[GTRMagic]

Whispers from the Winton powder room suggest that there may be a seat available in the prestigious HRT operation in season 2011 and beyond

It seems that one of the two drivers is out of contract at season's end, and that remaining with the outfit is not the preferred option.

This allegedly opens up a possibility at HRT. Presumably the 2 pilots in the BRR squad would be looked at carefully to determine whether they were suitable for that role, but to be honest they havent shone at all! One of them is not likely to finish the season, maybe not even making it to Darwin

Anyway, back to the story, Mr D'Alberto seems to have fired a shot across the bows, suggesting that driving for TDR on going is no lay down misere. Presumably the next pilot would have to bring sponsorship, as I would be surprised if the D'Alberto family businesses would be comfortable paying for another driver's recreation!

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Does this make sense? Mr D'Alberto has matured out of sight this year, the influence of the WP engineering staff has shown massive (TM Whincup) improvements over past years, with very little hardware change to the car.