Stoneman says 2012 race return is "looking promising"

The 21-year-old Briton won the Formula 2 crown in 2010, but was forced to sit out this season after being diagnosed with testicular cancer in January.

After rejoining ISR - the team with which he was planning to race this year - for the Aragon test, Stoneman was slowest on the second day, before improving to 17th - and just 0.8s off the pace - on the final day.

Stoneman said that he had enjoyed returning to single-seater action following the test.

"It's great to be here, I been have thinking of this test constantly for the last few weeks," he said. "After what the family has been through, it was great to have my father and uncle here too.

"As I expected the first day was very tough and physically demanding having not driven for over 13 months. I was able to recover well though for the second day and found things easier and wasn't far off the pace.

"It's looking promising for next year and now need to continue with my recovery and fitness regime."

ISR said earlier this week that Stoneman is "close to a 2012 race seat," while Belgian Laurens Vanthoor, who also drove for the team during the test, said that he hoped to race for it next year.