Zonta new Jordan test driver.

Ricardo Zonta has joined Jordan for next season as the teams official test driver.

Eddie Jordan said: "I am delighted to have Ricardo back with our team (after being our test driver in 1997). He was an exciting talent before, and now he has added experience to go with it, which will be hugely important to Jordan as the team doubles its testing efforts in order to mount a championship challenge. Ricardo will be very busy next year."

Ricardo Zonta has joined Jordan for next season as the teams official test driver.

Eddie Jordan said: "I am delighted to have Ricardo back with our team (after being our test driver in 1997). He was an exciting talent before, and now he has added experience to go with it, which will be hugely important to Jordan as the team doubles its testing efforts in order to mount a championship challenge. Ricardo will be very busy next year."

Zonta said: "Returning to Jordan and staying involved with Honda is the ideal situation for me to build my experience. Of course I would like to race, but I am happy to be a part of building Jordan-Honda into a winning team."

Zonta leaves British American Racing at the end of the season after two years with the team.

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