1. S. Vettel, Red Bull, 1:32.280 (22 laps) 2. L. Hamilton, McLaren, 1:32.614 (16 laps) 3. R. Kubica, Renault, 1:32.725 (21 laps) Tonio did not drive, because Paul di Resta took part in FP1

The 2010 F1 World Championship reaches its halfway point at the British Grand Prix. For the Force India F1 Team the British Grand Prix always has a special resonance, with its factory based just metres from the gates to Silverstone circuit. With new upgrades scheduled to debut this race, the team is even more eager [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Again, it could have been a good result… if the gearbox was okay today. Unfortunately, for Tonio it wasn’t. A gearbox failure caused Tonio to stop his race, just six laps before the chequered flag. Tonio commented: “Yet another retirement through a failure with the gearbox. I also got something stuck between my back and [...]

Tonio starts tomorrow’s race from the 16th position on the grid. Yes, that means that he made it into Q2 for the fifth time this season, although his lap time could have been better if he didn’t had a gearbox problem today. He said: “At the end, the gearbox would not accept any down shifts. [...]

Despite the rain and some red flags in the afternoon, Tonio had a productive day at Silverstone, with the new quick-shift gearbox system again running trouble free. He set the sixth best time of 1:22.365, less than a second off the ultimate pace, set by Jarno Trulli. Other items on the programme were brakes and [...]