Former Force India driver Tonio Liuzzi to test for Hispania Racing Team – Formula 1 news
Tonio Liuzzi, who drove for Force India as a full season driver for the 2010 Formula 1 season is expected to test for Hispania Racing Team this weekend in Barcelona.
Other than that, since HRT still have not announced their second driver for the 2011 Formula 1 season, it is expected that the team might choose Tonio Liuzzi since he has a lot of experience.
“Our target is to get the best possible package. Tonio is a strong contender for the second seat given that he has a lot of experience in Formula One. We hope his comments and feedback will help the team to progress in the right direction,” said team principal
Colin Kolles.
However, Tonio did not have a very good 2010 Formula 1 season statistically as he finished in 15th place in the drivers’ standings with just 21 points while his teammate Adrian Sutil gave a much better performance than him as he
finished in 11th place with 47 points in the drivers’ standings.
As a result, Adrian Sutil managed to keep his seat with Force India alongside the team’s reserve driver who is going to be the team’s full season driver for the 2011 Formula 1 season.
One has to admit though that the teams mostly opt for a more experienced driver and other than that, Tonio is a very good driver and his experience would definitely help HRT as this is just their second season in the sport.
“It is a team with potential that can grow in the future and could have a good package for the season with the new car. There is still a lot to do because we are starting tomorrow with the first test, but there will be a lot to come. I am sure it will be
a good day and I am looking forward to the next step,” Liuzzi said.
HRT have only announced only one of their full season drivers for the 2011 Formula 1 season and that is Narain Karthikeyan. It is believed that the team decided to sign him mainly because of the major sponsors he was bringing along with him.
Since the team has been going through a lot of problems with Karun Chandhok in the recent past, it is believed that he will not return for another season. Other than that, since Bruno Senna is now with Lotus Renault GP as a reserve driver, it seems that
Tonio Liuzzi is the best option for them.
It would be interesting to see how Liuzzi performs at the test sessions ahead.
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