Because Tonio didn’t finish in the top 8 during the first race, he had to start the second race from the 13th spot on the grid. During the race he was able to gain some places when other drivers like Villeneuve and Marchy Lee couldn’t continue because of technical problems. During the last stages of [...]

After a promising qualifying session, Tonio was unable to score some points during race 1. Early in the race he made contact with Marchy Lee, who send him into a spin. By the 9th lap, the damage on Tonio’s car was showing trailing sparks down the circuit. The Italian had to come into the pits [...]

After setting the fastest time at practice yesterday, it was Frentzen again who topped the time sheets today. At Bahrain’s International circuit he set a lap time of 2:05.851, good enough to start Race 1 from pole position. Tonio was 0,430 seconds slower then the German and set a fastest time of 2:06.281, which gave [...]

During the Speedcar Series practice session this afternoon at the Bahrain International Circuit, Tonio set the fourth fastest time. He was able to do 12 laps and set a best time of 2:07.413, just 0.331 seconds slower then the fastest man today: Frentzen. The race is expected to be a tight battle judging from today’s [...]

The new Force India car, equipped with Mercedes engine and McLaren gearbox, will be unveiled in Spain early March, team owner Vijay Mallya said in New Delhi on Sunday. The car is under construction and should be ready well before the series opener in Melbourne on March 29. “The new car, VJM02, is under construction [...]