De la Rosa dropped by Sauber

Nick Heidfeld will replace Pedro de la Rosa in the Sauber team for the remaining five races of the 2010 Formula One season.

Heidfeld, 33, previously drove for the team from 2001 to 2003, when they were a privateer, and from 2006 to 2009 when they were owned by BMW, but he was left without a drive for 2010 when the German manufacturer pulled the plug on its involvement in Formula One.