Jean-Eric Vergne leads first day of young drivers test
2011 F1 testing
Jean-Eric Vergne was quickest for Red Bull in the first day of the young drivers’ test in Abu Dhabi.
Here are the fastest times from the test:
| Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
| Jean-Eric Vergne | Red Bull | 1’40.011 | 83 | |
| Jules Bianchi | Ferrari | 1’40.960 | 0.949 | 85 |
| Robert Wickens | Renault | 1’42.217 | 2.206 | 78 |
| Fabio Leimer | Sauber | 1’42.331 | 2.23 | 67 |
| Gary Paffett | McLaren | 1’42.912 | 2.901 | 41 |
| Max Chilton | Force India | 1’43.016 | 3.005 | 81 |
| Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1’43.118 | 3.107 | 71 |
| Oliver Turvey | McLaren | 1’43.502 | 3.491 | 35 |
| Sam Bird | Mercedes | 1’43.548 | 3.537 | 53 |
| Rodolfo Gonzalez | Lotus | 1’44.022 | 4.011 | 87 |
| Stefano Coletti | Toro Rosso | 1’45.278 | 5.267 | 87 |
| Dani Clos | HRT | 1’45.329 | 5.318 | 68 |
| Charles Pic | Virgin | 1’46.930 | 6.919 | 30 |
| Adrian Quaife-Hobbes | Virgin | 1’47.292 | 7.281 | 32 |
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UKFan (@) said on 16th November 2011, 1:08
I was looking to the tables and nothing surprising until I read this
Rodolfo Gonzalez – Lotus
The green lotus just 4 seconds apart.
AndrewTanner (@andrewtanner) said on 16th November 2011, 13:35
That’s about right, they’re just behind Williams. That’s pretty much the only place he could put it.
UKFan (@) said on 16th November 2011, 1:13
Bottas posted his best time with which exhaust system?
AndrewTanner (@andrewtanner) said on 16th November 2011, 13:36
Interesting that McLaren, well, Paffett, are/is below the Renault and Sauber.
Actually, it’s probably not that interesting. You would expect that from a team that is using this as a test exercise.