Can talent still beat money in F1?
"Formula One has the best cars you can drive and the best drivers in the world, so of course it's going to be very difficult," he said. "Over the years it's got tougher with money being a big factor, but I'm a believer in talent showing and getting you through and all I can do is do as good a job as I can in the GP2 car and when I'm doing days like this. I'm not really thinking of the future, although I do realise it's hard, but I can only do the best I can."
Force India has a history of bringing drivers into its race team after offering them Friday morning drives at race weekends, but Calado said securing Friday tests was not at the top of his mind right now.
"You don't think about that as a driver," he said. "This [Wednesday] morning it felt very good and I'm just giving as much feedback to the team as possible."