Despite the fact that Tonio has a valid contract until the end of 2011 to race for Force India, they did not announce him as one of their drivers for 2011. This is quite remarkable since Tonio has done a decent job for the team, has always been loyal and never criticised them openly. He [...]

Tonio says his place at Force India is ‘safe’ for next season, despite speculation suggesting that he will have to move aside for either Hulkenberg or test driver Paul di Resta. The Italian already has a contract in place with the team for 2011, but there has been much talk in recent weeks that the [...]

Tonio remains confident that Force India can resist Williams’ challenge in their battle for sixth in the constructors’ championship, despite the latter team having been faster in recent races. His breakthrough sixth place in Korea, where tyre problems saw both Williams drop back late on, leaves Force India three points ahead with two rounds to [...]

Tonio decided that he wanted to give a visible sign of his Italian character for his home race, the Italian GP. Therefore his friends of Kaos Design – who take care of his helmet design – presented him at Monza a helmet with with a very unusual look. This article is written by ‘Lucky’ of [...]

According to Tonio, the famous Spa Francorchamps circuit in Belgium is the most beautiful and demanding one on the Formula One calendar. Set amid the rolling hills in the Ardennes forest, it has long been a favourite among drivers due to its challenging nature, including the famous flat-out Eau Rouge turn and the La Source [...]

Tonio thinks that it would be a tough ask for a female driver to succeed in Formula One due to the physical and psychological demands of the sport. Bernie Ecclestone said that somebody like Danica Patrick would be ‘a perfect advert’ for the sport in a recent interview on the official F1 website. But Tonio [...]

Force India chairman and team principal Dr. Vijay Mallya has lauded Adrian Sutil and Vitantonio Liuzzi as ‘one of the strongest driver line-ups in the field’ in F1 this year, and it is the duo’s ‘harmonious working relationship’ and ‘near-optimum level’ of performance that Mallya claims will help carry the team to a strong result [...]

In an interview with Italian magazine Autosprint Tonio admits that he dreams about driving for McLaren one day. Although he has a contract with Force India till the end of 2011, he says a seat at the prestigious English team is his ultimate goal. He takes Mark Webber as an example: “Who would have said [...]

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Tonio says his points finish in the Canadian Grand Prix at least provided some payback for his team after they helped him overcome his qualifying woes. Although his chances of fighting near the front in Montreal were wrecked by a coming-together with Felipe Massa at the first corner, which forced an early pitstop for a [...]