JANUARY 25, 2002

Montagny to test later for Minardi

Franck Montagny was forced to miss his planned test last week with Minardi in Valencia because of an operation but the team still intends to give the young Frenchman a test in the not too distant future to see how he does.

FRANCK MONTAGNY was forced to miss his planned test last week with Minardi in Valencia because of an operation but the team still intends to give the young Frenchman a test in the not too distant future to see how he does. Montagny has been struggling to keep his career going after failing to find the money to continue in Formula 3000. Last year he raced in the Formula Open Nissan series in Spain and won the title - beating Tomas Scheckter.