Tonio believes he and A1 Team Italy can fight towards the front again at Brands Hatch – despite it being a circuit he has never driven before. The Force India F1 test driver joined the Italian squad in the Algarve earlier this month for the first of two race weekends this season, scoring the team’s [...]

Although Tonio couldn’t win this season’s championship anymore, he ended his first Speedcar Series season on the best possible way: with a win! After starting from the 5th position on the grid, the Force India test driver was on a charge, and after passing Al Maktoum on lap 8, he hunted down Biagi. After briefly [...]

Johnny Herbert scored a dominant win in the penultimate round of the Speedcar Series on Saturday morning in Bahrain, while Tonio scored a podium when he finished 3rd. After a good start Tonio began to pressure Frentzen. However as the Italian crossed the line at the end of the fourth lap, Alesi suffered a spectacular [...]

It was an exciting final qualifying session for the season, as Johnny Herbert stormed to the top of the times with only three minutes remaining, while Tonio secured the 4th place on the starting grid for tomorrow’s race. On Bahrain’s International circuit Tonio was able to do 12 laps, with a best time of 2:07.566, [...]

Tonio is eyeing a race drive with Force India next season as both Giancarlo Fisichella and Adrian Sutil’s contracts expire at the end of 2009. The Italian is Force India’s test and reserve driver, but is hoping to earn a race seat next year for the first time since 2007. “I’m very confident about it, [...]

Tonio ended his first race in the A1 Grand Prix by scoring 5 points at Portimao, Portugal. The Force India Formula 1 test driver had to face bad luck today, after handing Italy the maiden pole position in the series in yesterday’s qualifying session. In the shorter sprint race, Tonio kept second place for much [...]

Tonio showed his true potential when he grabbed pole for his first ever A1 Grand Prix race in Portimao, Portugal. During the qualifying session for the sprint race he had an intense battle with Team Netherlands driver Robert Doornbos and Team Ireland driver Adam Carroll, but finally it was Tonio who grabbed Team Italy’s first [...]

Tonio’s first ever A1 Grand Prix weekend got underway this morning with the first practice session on Portugal’s Portimao circuit. Due to the late arrival of the rookie permit (which is mandatory for all F1 pilots) and an accident of Team Brazil, Tonio was able to drive just 10 laps. Therefore his fastest time of [...]

Yesterday and today Tonio drove some laps in the A1GP simulator in Modena, Italy to prepare himself for his first ever A1GP race, which will be held this weekend. He said: “The simulator is very realistic, I was able to drive the track without being on the track live in Portimao. It’s a fast and [...]

Tonio has signed up to race in A1GP and will make his debut at the Portimao circuit in Portugal this coming weekend! He has been cleared by Force India to participate in A1GP with Team Italy to keep him in the habit of racing. Tonio competed in eight Speedcar races but is pleased to have [...]