Force India have released the first images of their 2009 Formula One contender ahead of its track debut at Jerez tomorrow. The VJM02 marks the start of Force India’s new technical partnership with McLaren and Mercedes, who have provided the car’s engine, gearbox and Kinetic Energy Recovery System.The car features a significantly different livery,

During the second race in Dubai it was Alesi who charged his way through the pack to win his second race this weekend, crossing the line before Gianni Morbidelli and Johnny Herbert. Tonio again wasn’t able to score any points. On the fourth lap of the race it was Christopher Zoechling who spun right in [...]

Jean Alesi held off a charging Christopher Zoechling to win a close finish in the opening Speedcar Series race at this afternoon. Unfortunately, things didn’t went well for Tonio today. Although he had a brilliant start, it was Frentzen who passed Tonio for third at Turn 12, but the German had to drive hard to [...]

As Jean Alesi, Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Tonio battled over pole position for the fourth round of the Speedcar Series at the Dubai Autodrome, Christopher Zoechling came from nowhere to steal the top spot. The 21-year-old Austrian left his fastest lap until the very last moment, but his 1:41.754 was enough to topple Alesi by two-tenths [...]

After a break of just two weeks, Speedcar Series was back in action at the Dubai’s Autodrome circuit. During the one hour long practice session today, it was Frenchman Jean Alesi who set the fastest time of 1:41.845. Due to technical problems, Tonio was able to do just 9 laps with a best lap time [...]

Force India’s 2009 challenger will make its track debut at the Jerez circuit in Spain this weekend, the team announced today. The VJM02 will take to the Spanish track for the first time on Sunday 1st March, which is the start of the team’s 5 day test programme in Jerez. The new car will be [...]

If you’ve looked closely at the Speedcar Series, you might have seen it already: two Italian sponsors have teamed up with Tonio! The first sponsor is Top Gru, a company specialised in construction cranes. The second sponsor is IBS Forex, company who sees the foreign exchange market as an alternative for the stock market. To [...]

Tonio secured his second Speedcar Series win today during the second race a the Losail circuit in Doha. MotoGP star Marco Melandri came within four laps of a shock Speedcar Series victory on Saturday night, but a mechanical failure took him out, handing the victory to Tonio. He got the hammer down, and ate into [...]

During the first night race in Doha, Tonio had an intense battle with numerous drivers which resulted in a well deserved second place! After a chaotic start, Tonio was delayed when a backmarker punted Villeneuve into a spin in front of him. A few laps later he took the third place form Johnny Herbert and [...]

After a promising practice session, Tonio was unable to catch pole position today. He managed to do only 7 laps because he suffered gearbox trouble. Therefore, his fastest lap time of 2:05.086 was good enough for the 7th spot on the grid. Just like three weeks ago it was Frentzen who took pole position with [...]