Tonio will pay respect to the victims of the earthquake that struck Japan’s northwest coast in March this year by wearing a special edition helmet in their honour at this year’s Japanese GP. This will be Tonio’s sixth special edition helmet provided by Kaos Design this year and is named “Embracing Japan”.

Tonio will be racing with a limited edition helmet design at the Japanese Grand Prix, with it serving as a dedication to the thousands who were affected by the country’s earthquake, tsunami and subsequent nuclear disaster in March. After the Grand Prix, the helmet will be auctioned with the benefits going towards charity.

After passing through Singapore, F1 stays in Asia for the Japanese Grand Prix. Suzuka is a unique race track as it crosses over itself in the shape of an eight meaning that it is the only circuit in the championship to run both clockwise and anti-clockwise during a lap. One of the standout features at [...]

Tonio talks in his latest column for ESPNF1.com about being taken out of his second consecutive Grand Prix and gives an insight into both Force India’s 2011 car and his special preparations for the first ever Grand Prix at the Korea International Circuit at Yeongam. Besides that he also talks about his role in developing [...]

1. S. Vettel, Red Bull, 1:30:27.323 2. M. Webber, Red Bull, + 0.905 secs 3. F. Alonso, Ferrari, + 2.721 secs DNF. V. Liuzzi, Force India, + 53 laps

1. S. Vettel, Red Bull, 1:30.785 2. M. Webber, Red Bull, 1:30.853 3. L. Hamilton, McLaren, 1:31.169 17. V. Liuzzi, Force India, 1:33.154

1. J. Alguersuari, Toro Rosso, 1:55.902 (9 laps) 2. T. Glock, Virgin, 2:07.497 (6 laps) 3. L. di Grassi, Virgin, no time set (1 lap) 14. V. Liuzzi, Force India, no time set (1 lap)

1. S. Vettel, Red Bull, 1:32.585 (23 laps) 2. M. Webber, Red Bull, 1:32.633 (23 laps) 3. R. Kubica, Renault, 1:33.129 (23 laps) 16. V. Liuzzi, Force India, 1:34.379 (21 laps)

The F1 World Championship remains in the Far East for round 16 of the 19 event series, the Japanese Grand Prix. Held at the classic Suzuka Circuit close to Japan’s fourth largest city, Nagoya, the race is typically a closely-fought, unpredictable duel to the flag. Force India heads to Japan set on maintaining its own [...]

1. S. Vettel, Red Bull, 1:28:20.443 2. J. Trulli, Toyota, +4.8 secs 3. L. Hamilton, McLaren, +6.4 secs 14. V. Liuzzi, Force India, +15.7 secs