Tonio has admitted he accepted a two-year role as Force India test driver because of the prospect of a 2010 race seat. The 27-year-old Italian recently returned to race action in the A1GP series, but admitted to Speedweek that his hopes are high for a Formula One drive next year. He told an Italian magazine [...]

This season’s A1GP adventure of Tonio ended on Sunday at Brands Hatch with an overall improving pace that eventually helped him to land 2 points at the end of the feature race. The driver from Locorotondo, Italy, who is currently part of the Force India Formula 1 team, faced two difficult comeback races. In the [...]

The problems suffered by Tonio at Brands Hatch continued on Saturday during the two qualifying sessions for the final round of the 2008-2009 A1 Grand Prix Of Nations. After suffering from serious brake issues yesterday, A1GP Team Italy had a tough time finding the right balance for the tough and twisty racetrack. The main problems [...]

Tonio experienced a troubled start in the first practice session for the final event of the 2009 A1 Grand Prix season. The Italian, at his second start with his Nation’s team, suffered from brake troubles. On the Kent racetrack, in it’s longer Grand Prix configuration, Tonio tried to climb up the order with an unstable [...]