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===[[2005 Alternate Formula One season|2005]]-: [[Red Bull]]=== | ===[[2005 Alternate Formula One season|2005]]-: [[Red Bull]]=== | ||
After an impressive F3000 campaign saw Liuzzi courted by [[Ferrari]] and [[Sauber]], Liuzzi decided to sign with the newly-formed [[Red Bull Racing]] team alongside veteran Scot [[David Coulthard]]. Liuzzi took a sixth place finish in his second Grand Prix in [[Malaysian Grand Prix|Malaysia]] but struggled for much of the early stages of the season. | After an impressive F3000 campaign saw Liuzzi courted by [[Ferrari]] and [[Sauber]], Liuzzi decided to sign with the newly-formed [[Red Bull Racing]] team alongside veteran Scot [[David Coulthard]]. Liuzzi took a sixth place finish in his second Grand Prix in [[Malaysian Grand Prix|Malaysia]] but struggled for much of the early stages of the season. | ||
===[[2011 Alternate Formula One season|2011]]: [[Super Aguri]]=== | |||
Liuzzi made a brief return to the grid in 2011, replacing [[Rubens Barrichello]] for a round at the [[Turkish Grand Prix]] when the Brazilian was excluded. He finished the race in nineteenth. | |||
===[[2012 Alternate Formula One season|2012]]: [[McLaren]]=== | |||
Vodafone McLaren Honda came calling in 2012, with Liuzzi seen as a inexpensive yet reliable backup to the team leader [[Sebastian Vettel]]. Liuzzi had a number of podiums, finishing in second on three occasions - but this was not enough to keep him employed by McLaren and he was replaced at the end of the season - bringing his F1 career to a close. | |||
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[[Category:Formula One Drivers]] | [[Category:Formula One Drivers]] | ||
Revision as of 20:06, 19 June 2018
Vitantonio "Tonio" Liuzzi (born 6th August, 1980 in Locorotondo, Italy) is an Italian racing driver best known for his appearances in Formula One.
Formula One
2005-: Red Bull
After an impressive F3000 campaign saw Liuzzi courted by Ferrari and Sauber, Liuzzi decided to sign with the newly-formed Red Bull Racing team alongside veteran Scot David Coulthard. Liuzzi took a sixth place finish in his second Grand Prix in Malaysia but struggled for much of the early stages of the season.
2011: Super Aguri
Liuzzi made a brief return to the grid in 2011, replacing Rubens Barrichello for a round at the Turkish Grand Prix when the Brazilian was excluded. He finished the race in nineteenth.
2012: McLaren
Vodafone McLaren Honda came calling in 2012, with Liuzzi seen as a inexpensive yet reliable backup to the team leader Sebastian Vettel. Liuzzi had a number of podiums, finishing in second on three occasions - but this was not enough to keep him employed by McLaren and he was replaced at the end of the season - bringing his F1 career to a close.