Abu Dhabi Young Driver Test Report - Day One


OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE

Abu Dhabi/Yas Marina, UAE, Nov 16, 2010

Oliver Turvey records second fastest lap time


Date: Tuesday 16 November 2010
Driver: Oliver Turvey
Location: Yas Marina Circuit



Track length: 5.554km

Weather: Hot & sunny all day. Maximum ambient temperature 35°C, maximum track temperature 48°C

Laps completed: 85

Kilometres covered: 480km

Best laptime: 1m40.725s at 15:10pm

Programme:
- With Oliver behind the wheel for the whole day, Vodafone McLaren Mercedes completed 85 laps with good, consistent running.

- The day's programme started with a number of acclimatisation runs, along with aero and tyre data-gathering for the rest of the week. A break for lunch was followed by set-up work.

Driver for day two: Gary Paffet


Testing Times

Pos / Driver / Constructor / Time / Laps

1 / Daniel RICCIARDO / Red Bull Racing / 1:39.616 / 83

2 / Oliver TURVEY / Vodafone McLaren Mercedes / 1:40.725 / 85

3 / Antonio Felix de COSTA / Force India F1 Team / 1:41.381 / 77

4 / Esteban GUTIERREZ / BMW Sauber F1 Team / 1:41.432 / 88

5 / Dean STONEMAN / AT&T Williams / 1:41.522 / 70

6 / Mikhail ALESHIN / Renault F1 Team / 1:42.073 / 58

7 / Jean Eric VERGNE / Scuderia Toro Rosso / 1:42.489 / 93

8 / Paul DI RESTA / Force India F1 Team / 1:42.736 / 28

9 / Sam BIRD / Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team / 1:42.985 / 67

10 / Jerome D'AMBROSIO / Virgin Racing / 1:43.518 / 36

11 / Pastor MALDONADO / HRT F1 Team / 1:43.750 / 108

12 / Jules BIANCHI / Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro / 1:43.894 / 59

13 / Rodolfo GONZALEZ / Lotus Racing / 1:44.924 / 83

14 / Rio HARYANTO / Virgin Racing / 1:49.439 / 21


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