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Jerez test day 3
Tonio continued the Force India’s test programme today at a scorching hot Jerez de la Frontera circuit. Despite temperatures approaching the high 30s, the Italian had a full day’s schedule to work through, including putting more miles on the team’s new seamless shift gearbox, aerodynamic work and brake testing. In the afternoon, he also tested [...]
24 Jul 2008 | Category: TestingTags: Spain -
Jerez test day 2
Just three days after its double finish in the German Grand Prix, the Force India F1 Team was out in action again on the Jerez de la Frontera circuit in southern Spain, with Tonio behind the wheel. He ran the new seamless shift gearbox for the first time following a shakedown last week at Silverstone. [...]
23 Jul 2008 | Category: TestingTags: Spain -
Tonio looking for racing return
Tonio says that sitting on the sidelines of Formula One is more difficult than he expected and is eyeing a return to a race seat. The 27-year-old Italian drove for Red Bull and Toro Rosso, but he lost his drive this year and accepted the reserve role at Force India. He told Autosprint magazine: “I [...]
16 Jul 2008 | Category: General newsTags: Autosprint