Today, Tonio joined the final Speedcar Series test at the Dubai Autodrome and clocked the quickest lap! He did not drive yesterday but managed to do a lap of 1:42.68 at this afternoon’s session, quicker than Jacques Villeneuve and F3 Euro Series Champion Nico Hülkenberg. The second season of Speedcar Series will kick off in [...]

For the third consecutive time, Tonio will take part in the Desafio Internacional das Estrelas (International Challenge of the Stars). This go-kart challenge is hosted by Felipe Massa and will take place on 29-30 November in Florianópolis, Brazil. 26 Drivers from top international and national series will be in action on the Brazilian kart track, [...]

Tonio was given an unexpected day in the cockpit of the VJM01 today at the team’s final test of 2008, after Giancarlo Fisichella was sidelined by a dental problem. With the team not due to run again until 2009 – when they have modified their chassis for the new Mercedes engine – the team focused [...]

For the second time in a month there’s a report about Tonio going back to his former team, Scuderia Toro Rosso. This time, the source is GrandPrix.com, a well known F1 website; in an article they wonder who should drive for Toro Rosso next year. A few drivers who might have a chance are current [...]

During the second Speedcar Series test day in Dubai, the list of drivers increased to 19 drivers, including Tonio. Today, he managed to be one tenth of a second quicker then yesterday, when he set a lap time of 1:44.906. Again it was Frenchman Jean Alesi who was the fastest man in the 620 bhp [...]

For the first time in his career, Tonio tested the 6.2 litre V8 car from the Speedcar Series during a test day at Dubai’s Autodrome. Besides Tonio, Paul Tracy, Jean Alesi, Heinz Harald Frentzen and Speedcar’s first ever champion Johnny Herbert were also present at this test. Tonio set the 8th fastest time with a [...]

On the 9th and 10th of November 2008, Tonio will test a Speedcar Series car in Dubai for the Italian N.Technology team! Tonio commented: “I’m very happy and at the same time very curious about taking part in this testing session. This is a new experience for me with a car I consider very interesting. [...]