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 [...]

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 [...]

For the first time in his career, Tonio tested the 6.2 litre V8 car from the Speedcar Series during a test day at Dubai’s Autodrome. Besides Tonio, Paul Tracy, Jean Alesi, Heinz Harald Frentzen and Speedcar’s first ever champion Johnny Herbert were also present at this test. Tonio set the 8th fastest time with a [...]

Tonio today kick-started Force India’s three-day test at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza in Italy. The 5.793km high-speed, low downforce track is unlike any other circuit on the calendar and, therefore, Tonio spent much of today conducting set-up and aero work that will be unique to this event and the forthcoming Italian Grand Prix.

Tonio continued the Force India’s test programme today at a scorching hot Jerez de la Frontera circuit. Despite temperatures approaching the high 30s, the Italian had a full day’s schedule to work through, including putting more miles on the team’s new seamless shift gearbox, aerodynamic work and brake testing. In the afternoon, he also tested [...]

Just three days after its double finish in the German Grand Prix, the Force India F1 Team was out in action again on the Jerez de la Frontera circuit in southern Spain, with Tonio behind the wheel. He ran the new seamless shift gearbox for the first time following a shakedown last week at Silverstone. [...]

Force India’s British Grand Prix preparations got under way on Tuesday with the first of a three-day test at the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit. Tonio was on driving duties and tested a major aerodynamic upgrade for the VJM01 and also worked on set-up and preparation for the race. He completed 108 laps with a best [...]

Almost a year ago Tonio drove the same circuit as he did today: the Paul Ricard circuit in France. In 106 laps he was able to set a fastest time of 1:07.346, 1.746 seconds slower than the fastest man on the track today: Lewis Hamilton. Tonio focussed on the development of some new parts and [...]

Tonio today completed testing duties for the Force India F1 Team on the first day of its three-day test at the Circuit de Catalunya, Spain. During this day, Massa set a blistering fastest time of 1:18.339, which was already 2.7 seconds faster than Wurz, the second fastest man today. Tonio completed 91 laps and set [...]

Tonio once more recorded some competitive lap times in Barcelona. His fastest lap time, 1:22.942, was good enough for the 10th position today. Once again it was Lewis Hamilton who topped the time sheets with a lap time of 1:21.234. Together with team mate Fisichella, Tonio focussed on set-up work in the morning and race [...]