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  • Barcelona test day 2

    Force India F1 Team’s preparation for the start of the 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship continued in testing at Barcelona as Tonio worked through an intensive programme that included a full race distance. After completing shorter runs in the morning, where he clocked his fastest time of 1:21.056, the fourth quickest of the day, [...]

    26 Feb 2010 | Category: Testing
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  • Barcelona test day 1

    Tonio was on driving duty for Force India on the opening day of the four day test at the Circuit de Catalunya, the final test ahead of the start of the 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship. Weather conditions were significantly better than the previous two weeks’ tests in Jerez and Tonio was able to [...]

    25 Feb 2010 | Category: Testing
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  • Jerez test day 4

    Tonio brought the VJM03′s second test to a close today at the Jerez de la Frontera circuit. The Italian covered 80 laps of the Spanish track with a programme that included work on set-up and understanding the car’s behaviour with the heavier fuel loads necessitated by the race refuelling ban this year. His fastest lap [...]

    20 Feb 2010 | Category: Testing
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  • Jerez test day 2

    Inclement weather conditions again played a starring role in testing at the Circuito de Jerez, Spain, today. With the heavy rain showers and high winds that have so far characterised the testing showing no signs of abating, Force India was obliged to modify its testing schedule slightly to allow the race drivers the best chance [...]

    18 Feb 2010 | Category: Testing
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  • Jerez test day 2

    Tonio Liuzzi continued Force India’s testing programme today at the Circuito de Jerez in Spain. Tonio put the VJM03 through its paces on its second official test day, completing 80 laps with a best time of 1:20.754. In contrast to yesterday’s rain-lashed session the weather remained clear and dry throughout, allowing the team to gather [...]

    11 Feb 2010 | Category: Testing
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  • Jerez test day 1

    The Force India Formula One Team’s 2010 challenger, the VJM03, made its official testing debut today at the Circuit de Jerez in Spain. Tonio was on driving duties and, despite the mainly wet conditions, covered more than 300km in a largely trouble-free run. His fastest lap was 1:24.968, 4.041 seconds slower than fastest time today, [...]

    10 Feb 2010 | Category: Testing
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  • Tonio tests at Kemble Airport

    On Thursday 3 September, Tonio did a straight line test at UK’s Kemble Airport, to test some new car parts and to familiarize himself with the car for this weekend’s Italian GP. With in-season circuit testing banned this year, however, only a limited amount of straight-line, aerodynamic running is available to drivers at FIA-accepted locations, [...]

    8 Sep 2009 | Category: Testing
  • Speedcar Series – Dubai test day 2: Tonio fastest!

    Today, Tonio joined the final Speedcar Series test at the Dubai Autodrome and clocked the quickest lap! He did not drive yesterday but managed to do a lap of 1:42.68 at this afternoon’s session, quicker than Jacques Villeneuve and F3 Euro Series Champion Nico Hülkenberg. The second season of Speedcar Series will kick off in [...]

    25 Nov 2008 | Category: Testing
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  • Barcelona test day 1

    Tonio was given an unexpected day in the cockpit of the VJM01 today at the team’s final test of 2008, after Giancarlo Fisichella was sidelined by a dental problem. With the team not due to run again until 2009 – when they have modified their chassis for the new Mercedes engine – the team focused [...]

    17 Nov 2008 | Category: Testing
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  • Speedcar Series – Dubai test day 2

    During the second Speedcar Series test day in Dubai, the list of drivers increased to 19 drivers, including Tonio. Today, he managed to be one tenth of a second quicker then yesterday, when he set a lap time of 1:44.906. Again it was Frenchman Jean Alesi who was the fastest man in the 620 bhp [...]

    10 Nov 2008 | Category: Testing
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