Tonio once more recorded some competitive lap times in Barcelona. His fastest lap time, 1:22.942, was good enough for the 10th position today. Once again it was Lewis Hamilton who topped the time sheets with a lap time of 1:21.234. Together with team mate Fisichella, Tonio focussed on set-up work in the morning and race [...]

Force India’s new challenger, the VJM01 made it’s debut today at Circuit the Catalunya in Spain. Tonio was the first to drive the car around the 4.655 km long track, setting a fastest lap time of 1:23.270, less than a second slower than the fastest man of the day: Lewis Hamilton.Tonio focussed on understanding the [...]

For the fourth consecutive time this year, Tonio was able to minimize the gap towards the front runners during a test day. Almost a month ago the gap was 3,5 seconds, today it was less than 2,5 seconds, when the Italian set a fastest lap time of 1:21.553. During this sunny test day at the [...]

After months of hard work, the Force India F1 Team today launched their 2008 F1 contender, the VJM01. The car, a tribute to the team’s owners, Dr. Vijay Mallya and Jan and Michiel Mol, will carry a white and burgundy livery with silver and gold accents and featured some new sponsors, including a long-term sponsor [...]

Force India will present their new car and sponsors during a special presentation on Thursday 7 February in Mumbai, India. Besides Tonio, Sutil and Fisichella, Vijay Mallya, Mike Gascoyne and Colin Kolles will be present to unveil Force India’s 2008 challenger. Just like their drivers presentation, the event can be seen live on the internet.

Tonio today continued Force India’s test programme on the second day of the three-day test at the Circuit de Catalunya, Spain. Compared to Fisichella’s performance yesterday, he had a more difficult session today as, after running reliably on Friday, the car suffered from some mechanical issues today. Tonio focussed on set-up work and engine installation [...]