FEBRUARY 4, 2005

Garcia to test Toyota

As we exclusively predicted last week Spain's Borja Garc?a is to get a test drive with the Toyota F1 team. The reigning Spanish Formula 3 Champion will get his chance to drive an F1 car for the first time at Paul Ricard on April 16. The test appears to have been organised by Toyota Spain. Garcia won the Spanish F3 title with a Toyota-powered Dallara.

Racing Engineering is based in Jerez and is run by Alfonso de Orleans-Borbon, or to give him his proper name Alfonso d'Orleans-Borbon y Ferrara-Pignatelli, the 7th Duke of Galliera. He is a member of the Spanish branch of the family which used to rule France and is related to most of the other royal families of Europe.