28/11/2005
NEWS STORY
Ricardo Zonta has signed a one-year contract extension to be Toyota's third and reserve driver for 2006.
Frenchman Olivier Panis will also continue in an important test drive role in 2006, his fourth consecutive season as a Toyota driver.
"I am very pleased to have signed again with Panasonic Toyota Racing for the coming season," said Zonta. "We enjoyed such a successful year in 2005 and I am sure this trend will continue. I feel part of the family at Toyota and I would rather continue to offer them my services as third driver than become race driver in another series which I may not enjoy as much as Formula 1. I feel that I have contributed significantly to Toyota's success and I look forward to extensive testing of the TF106 to help propel us into the top flight of Formula 1."