Force India begins winter testing
With a distinctive new interim burgundy red and white livery,
the newly-renamed Force India F1 Team will embark on a three-day
test at the Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, from 13-15 November.
Using two of the Ferrari-powered former Spyker F8-VII chassis
in their new colour scheme and fitted with the mandatory-for-2008
FIA electronic package, Force India will use contracted test
drivers Roldan Rodriguez and Giedo van der Garde to open the
test while team driver Adrian Sutil will be joined by Christian
Klien and Vitantonio Liuzzi on the other two days.
Twenty-two year old Spaniard Roldan Rodriguez competed in
the GP2 series this season with the Minardi Piquet Sports
team. His season high point was a podium at the Hungarian
Grand Prix in August. Prior to GP2, he competed for several
seasons in Spanish Formula 3, finishing second in 2006, Euroseries
3000 and Italian F3000. He was also a test driver for the
Minardi F1 Team in 2005.
After a strong career in the junior formulae, including winning
the 2002 German Formula Renault series and the prestigious
Marlboro Masters of F3 title, Christian Klien moved directly
to Formula One with Jaguar Racing in 2004 and remained with
the team under its new name of Red Bull Racing in 2006. This
year he has been test and reserve driver for the Honda Racing
F1 Team. As a result the 24-year-old Austrian has a combined
four years of F1 to his credit.
Vitantonio Liuzzi raced for Toro Rosso in the FIA Formula
One World Championship this year. The Italian secured his
best finish of the season, 6th position, in China. He won
the F3000 championship title in 2004, before moving to join
the Red Bull Racing team in 2005 and moved over to Toro Rosso
for 2006.
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