FABRIZIO DEL MONTE JOINS MF1 RACING AS TEST AND RESERVE
DRIVER
Midland Formula 1 Racing Limited is pleased to announce that
Fabrizio Del Monte has joined the team in a test and reserve
role.
The 26-year-old native of Latina, Italy, tested successfully
with the team at Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, in December
2005.
"We are very happy to welcome Fabrizio to the team,"
commented MF1 Racing Managing Director Colin Kolles. "He
demonstrated considerable pace and know-how during his time
with us in Jerez last year, and we look forward to seeing
more of his potential at a future Grand Prix weekend."
Fabrizio Del Monte said, "I am very
grateful to Mr. Kolles and the entire Midland organisation
for providing me with this opportunity. I really enjoyed the
time I spent testing with the team testing last winter and
I'm confident that I can do a good job for them. They are
making good progress and hopefully I can help them develop
the car even further."
FABRIZIO DEL MONTE CAREER FILE
DATE OF BIRTH: December 5TH, 1980
BORN: Latina, Italy
RESIDES: Latina, Italy
HEIGHT: 1.70 M
WEIGHT: 64 kg
MARITAL STATUS: Single
SPOKEN LANGUAGES: Italian and English
RACE CAREER
1996 - 1998 - Karting - 1st overall, Italian Championship
1999 - Formula Campus - 5th overall, with four podiums
2000 - Formula Renault Italian Championship - 6th overall,
with three podiums and one pole
2000 - Formula Renault European Championship - one podium
2000 - Formula Renault Winter Series - 3rd overall, with
one victory and two podiums
2001 - Formula 3 Germany
2002 - Formula 3000 Europe
2003 - Formula 3000 Europe - 2nd overall, with one victory
and four podiums
2003 - Formula 1 test with Minardi Team (Vallelunga, Italy)
2004 - Formula 3000 Europe - 2nd overall, with three victories,
three podiums and one pole
2005 - Champ Car World Series - three races: Long Beach (USA)
Surfers Paradise (AUS) and Mexico City (MEX)
2005 - Formula 1 test with MF1 Racing (Jerez de la Frontera,
Spain)
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