JANUARY 17, 2004

Briscoe and Minardi

Ryan Briscoe has been named Toyota's second test driver for the 2004 season. The young Australian is not going to be racing in any other series but there are rumours that he might be seen testing for Minardi, the deal being paid for by Toyota, which is keen for Briscoe to get as many miles as possible in F1 machinery. Briscoe is rumoured to have been talking to Minardi for some time but did not have the money to compete with Zsolt Baumgartner.

At the moment Briscoe is saying nothing about the deal.