Ricciardo dominates rookie testing

**Ste** · 17th November 2010, 14:39

**Ste** · 17th November 2010, 14:45

Ricciardo Dominates Rookie Testing
Source: Autosport

Daniel Ricciardo completed his domination of the Formula 1 rookie test in Abu Dhabi, by setting a time 1.3 seconds faster than world champion Sebastian Vettel pole position lap for last Sunday's grand prix.

Driving Mark Webber's Hungarian Grand Prix-winning Red Bull RB6, the Australian was fastest in the morning session before Mercedes driver Sam Bird knocked him off top spot in the afternoon by five thousandths of a second.

Ricciardo reclaimed the top spot shortly after the one hour to go mark before setting his best lap with two minutes to go after a mechanical problem for Yelmer Buurman brought out the red flags with 20 minutes remaining.

Although track conditions are estimated to have improved by up to 1.5 seconds, the Australian's lap was impressive on only his fourth day of testing in F1.

Renault's Jerome D'Ambrosio recovered from a spin earlier in the day, which led to the session briefly being stopped, to set the second-fastest time in the closing stages of the day. After driving for Virgin yesterday afternoon, the Belgian was seven tenths of a second off Ricciardo's pace and four hundredths faster than Mercedes driver Sam Bird.

Gary Paffett was fourth-fastest for McLaren, returning to action for the team for the first time since February in place of junior driver Oliver Turvey. Paffett finished just ahead of Ferrari tester Jules Bianchi, who set some good times today after focusing on development work yesterday.

Sergio Perez was sixth fastest for Sauber on his F1 test debut, pipping Force India driver Paul di Resta, who set his time early in the morning before handing over to Buurman, with his last flying lap.

Pastor Maldonado made his debut for Williams, switching from HRT. He spent the morning doing aerodynamic work but went faster in the afternoon, lapping three quarters of a second off Rubens Barrichello's qualifying time from last Saturday - although his afternoon was interrupted when a sensor warning forced a precautionary shutdown of the engine.

Jean-Eric Vergne completed his second day of running for Scuderia Toro Rosso. He was ninth fastest but missed the second half of the afternoon session as he had to leave early to travel to Macau for this weekend's Formula 3 grand prix. The British F3 champion also lost time in the afternoon when he stopped on track as a result of an engine warning, forcing a precautionary shutdown because of the age of the powerplant. He finished ahead of Buurman.

Davide Valsecchi made his debut in the HRT F110 in the afternoon session, fresh from winning the final GP2 race of the season on the track three days ago. The Frenchman caused a red flag when he spun while on course to improve his lap-time, but set his best time - two seconds faster than Bruno Senna's qualifying time from Saturday - at the end of the day.

Also making their F1 debuts were GP2 racer Luiz Razia and Josef Kral for Virgin and HRT, along with Bulgarian Vladimir Arabadzhiev for Lotus.

**Rodrigo** · 17th November 2010, 16:42

Felipe will test this Friday.

**scuderiafan** · 17th November 2010, 17:26

By Edd Straw
Daniel Ricciardo completed his domination of the Formula 1 rookie test in Abu Dhabi, by setting a time 1.3 seconds faster than world champion Sebastian Vettel pole position lap for last Sunday's grand prix.

Driving Mark Webber's Hungarian Grand Prix-winning Red Bull RB6, the Australian was fastest in the morning session before Mercedes driver Sam Bird knocked him off top spot in the afternoon by five thousandths of a second.

Ricciardo reclaimed the top spot shortly after the one hour to go mark before setting his best lap with two minutes to go after a mechanical problem for Yelmer Buurman brought out the red flags with 20 minutes remaining.

Although track conditions are estimated to have improved by up to 1.5 seconds, the Australian's lap was impressive on only his fourth day of testing in F1.

Renault's Jerome D'Ambrosio recovered from a spin earlier in the day, which led to the session briefly being stopped, to set the second-fastest time in the closing stages of the day. After driving for Virgin yesterday afternoon, the Belgian was seven tenths of a second off Ricciardo's pace and four hundredths faster than Mercedes driver Sam Bird.

Gary Paffett was fourth-fastest for McLaren, returning to action for the team for the first time since February in place of junior driver Oliver Turvey. Paffett finished just ahead of Ferrari tester Jules Bianchi, who set some good times today after focusing on development work yesterday.

Sergio Perez was sixth fastest for Sauber on his F1 test debut, pipping Force India driver Paul di Resta, who set his time early in the morning before handing over to Buurman, with his last flying lap.

Pastor Maldonado made his debut for Williams, switching from HRT. He spent the morning doing aerodynamic work but went faster in the afternoon, lapping three quarters of a second off Rubens Barrichello's qualifying time from last Saturday - although his afternoon was interrupted when a sensor warning forced a precautionary shutdown of the engine.

Jean-Eric Vergne completed his second day of running for Scuderia Toro Rosso. He was ninth fastest but missed the second half of the afternoon session as he had to leave early to travel to Macau for this weekend's Formula 3 grand prix. The British F3 champion also lost time in the afternoon when he stopped on track as a result of an engine warning, forcing a precautionary shutdown because of the age of the powerplant. He finished ahead of Buurman.

Davide Valsecchi made his debut in the HRT F110 in the afternoon session, fresh from winning the final GP2 race of the season on the track three days ago. The Italian caused a red flag when he spun while on course to improve his lap-time, but set his best time - two seconds faster than Bruno Senna's qualifying time from Saturday - at the end of the day.

Also making their F1 debuts were GP2 racer Luiz Razia and Josef Kral for Virgin and HRT, along with Bulgarian Vladimir Arabadzhiev for Lotus.

Pos Driver Car Time Laps
1. Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 1m38.102s 77
2. Jerome D'Ambrosio Renault 1m38.802s 83
3. Sam Bird Mercedes 1m39.220s 82
4. Gary Paffett McLaren 1m39.760s 84
5. Jules Bianchi Ferrari 1m39.916s 93
6. Sergio Perez Sauber 1m40.543s 91
7. Paul di Resta Force India 1m40.901s 27
8. Pastor Maldonado Williams 1m40.944s 81
9. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso 1m40.974s 61
10. Yelmer Buurman Force India 1m41.178s 67
11. Davide Valsecchi Hispania 1m43.013s 32
12. Luiz Razia Virgin 1m43.525s 70
13. Josef Kral Hispania 1m44.143s 61
14. Rodolfo Gonzalez Lotus 1m44.312s 41
15. Vladimir Arabadzhiev Lotus 1m45.723s 49

All timing unofficial

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/88355

EDIT:sorry been posted already. can delete if you want.

**Tommy_F** · 17th November 2010, 17:58

Originally Posted by Ste

We weren't the quickest, but we did cover the most laps with no problems.

We didn't use the F-Duct either.

**Ste** · 17th November 2010, 18:06

Originally Posted by Tommy_F

We didn't use the F-Duct either.

Of course not. It is banned for 2011.

**vcs316** · 18th November 2010, 03:50

Ferrari young driver test report day 2

Arigato gozaimasu, Bridgestone

Circuit: Yas Marina Circuit -- 5.554 km
Driver: Jules Bianchi
Car: Ferrari F10
Weather: air temperature 24/30 C, track temperature 23/39 C. Sunny.

Maranello, 17 November - The two day test for young drivers came to an end today for Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro and the other Formula 1 teams at Abu Dhabi's Yas Marina circuit.

Newly appointed test driver Jules Bianchi was again on track for the Scuderia, tasked with gathering data on the handling of the car and continuing to get to grips with the intricacies of his new role. The Frenchman completed a total of 93 laps, the fastest in 1.39.916.

"The past two days have been very interesting" -- commented Jules at the end of the day. "We were able to gather a lot of data to improve our understanding of the handling of the car and for me, it was useful in terms of my work with the team next year. While yesterday we did not run much, today we did a lot of laps and also tried to set some times. The track had improved, also because there were no longer the cones at some corners, so you could cut the line. For me, it was a great way to finish what has been a positive season, given that I finished third in the GP2 championship."

A normal day of testing, but also a very special one for Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, as it brings the curtain down on its collaboration with Bridgestone in Formula 1. It began in 1998 and since then went on uninterrupted until now: during that time, Ferrari won 14 world titles (6 Drivers and 8 Constructors) and 102 Grands Prix.

"I wish to take this opportunity to once again thank Bridgestone for their efforts throughout the many years of our partnership, which saw us enjoy so much success together," commented Stefano Domenicali. "It has been a pleasure working alongside the people from the Japanese company, getting to know a different company culture to our own and exchanging our experiences always in a professional manner and with a great passion for our work. Arigato gozaimasu, Bridgestone!"

Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro resumes testing at this track on Friday 19 November, when Felipe Massa will be on track.

-source: ferrari

**elekvault** · 18th November 2010, 07:20

Any idea if the new KERS system is being used already? I guess it's not, but I don't really know...

**vcs316** · 18th November 2010, 08:52

Originally Posted by elekvault

Any idea if the new KERS system is being used already? I guess it's not, but I don't really know...

We are not using KERS yet. KERS will be incorporated in the 2011 car.

**Brakefade** · 18th November 2010, 12:26

Originally Posted by Ste

God I hate that car so much. Look at that freaking wing. Still flimsy as hell.

**Sempre_Ferrari** · 18th November 2010, 14:49

Originally Posted by Brakefade

God I hate that car so much. Look at that freaking wing. Still flimsy as hell.

Yea I know how you feel..Jager Bomb use to be my favorite shooter but alas.....no more

...tried alternatives to red bull but it's just not the same so I'm just going to have find something else

**impactX** · 18th November 2010, 15:00

If the RB6 is in red color, you will be worshipping it like no tomorrow. haha.

IMO, it's one of the nicest looking car on the grid. The lines of other cars don't flow as well.

**Hornet** · 18th November 2010, 16:00

Originally Posted by Fiondella

Blimey our driver is 4 secs off the pace set by Red Bull rookie

Pretty much put things into perspective

Both our drivers drove the hell out of our car and some more

**Rodrigo** · 19th November 2010, 07:48

Felipe using a red helmet!

**impactX** · 19th November 2010, 12:14

Originally Posted by Hornet

Pretty much put things into perspective

Both our drivers drove the hell out of our car and some more

No kidding eh? I have a feeling the RB6 is a bit easier to setup than the F10, which also shows how good Newey is.

**Brakefade** · 19th November 2010, 13:24

Felipe topped the first day times! Man I hope these tires will put him back in the hunt for the WDC and allow him to help the team with the WCC. Stick that in your blown diffuser RB. First small victory of the 2011 season!

1. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m40.170s 94
2. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1m40.500s 77
3. Gary Paffett McLaren 1m40.874s 94
4. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 1m40.950s 83
5. Robert Kubica Renault 1m41.032s 39
6. Rubens Barrichello Williams 1m41.425s 91
7. Paul di Resta Force India 1m41.615s 20
8. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m41.778s 81
9. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso 1m42.019s 71
10. Adrian Sutil Force India 1m42.859s 20
11. Timo Glock Virgin 1m44.124s 78
12. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus 1m44.686s 88
13. Pastor Maldonado Hispania 1m45.728s 83