From GMM
Italian tire manufacturer Pirelli has called off American Ken Block's test in its 2009 Toyota test car.
The 43-year-old American was scheduled to drive the car this week at Monza, as F1's official tire supplier tests privately at the famous high-speed Italian grand prix venue.
Block, a world rally driver, is arguably most famous for his online gymkhana stunt videos, but his large size - 6 foot 2 and 185lbs (1.88m and 84kg) - has proved problematic for the 2009 Toyota.
The car, designed originally for the diminutive Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock and tested this week by Lucas di Grassi, is too small to accommodate Block, Pirelli's motor sport director Paul Hembery declared on Thursday.
"Ken is too big," said the Briton. "We are looking at running him in another car."
Italian tire manufacturer Pirelli has called off American Ken Block's test in its 2009 Toyota test car.
The 43-year-old American was scheduled to drive the car this week at Monza, as F1's official tire supplier tests privately at the famous high-speed Italian grand prix venue.
Block, a world rally driver, is arguably most famous for his online gymkhana stunt videos, but his large size - 6 foot 2 and 185lbs (1.88m and 84kg) - has proved problematic for the 2009 Toyota.
The car, designed originally for the diminutive Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock and tested this week by Lucas di Grassi, is too small to accommodate Block, Pirelli's motor sport director Paul Hembery declared on Thursday.
"Ken is too big," said the Briton. "We are looking at running him in another car."