Red Bull Racing Young Driver Test - Day Three

Red Bull Racing Young Driver Test - Day Three Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, Thursday 17 November 2011 Driver: Jean-Eric Vergne (Best Time: 1:38.917) Car: RB7 Laps: 46 Circuit Length: 5.554 km Fastest lap: Jean-Eric Vergne (see above) Jean-Eric Vergne completed the final day of the Young Driver Test at the Yas Marina Circuit for Red Bull Racing today and again set the fastest time aboard an RB7.

It was the hottest day of the test so far, with air temperatures reaching 33ËšC and track temperatures creeping up to 55ËšC. The team’s morning test programme went to plan, but the afternoon was interrupted by a number of reliability issues, which prevented the team from fully completing its planned tyre test. Ian Morgan Head of Race Engineering: “It was a frustrating day, due to a few niggly reliability issues which hampered our progress in the afternoon - but we had a good morning. Looking to Jean-Eric, I must say I have been very impressed with him during this test. He’s not really been in our car for any length of time before this week and he hasn’t made a single mistake. He’s good at taking in information and using it as required and he’s been consistent and controlled. He was able to do as we ask and put in a lap time whenever we needed - he’s done a good job.” The team will be in action again next week in Sao Paulo for the Brazilian Grand Prix, the final race of the 2011 season. Track activity starts on Friday 25 November. Pos Driver Car Time Laps 1. Jean-Eric Vergne Red Bull 1:38.917 46 2. Sam Bird MERCEDES GP PETRONAS 1:40.897 104 3. Jules Bianchi Ferrari 1:41.347 106 4. Oliver Turvey McLaren 1:41.513 89 5. Max Chilton Force India 1:41.575 79 6. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber 1:42.049 77 7. Mirko Bortolotti Williams 1:43.277 74 8. Kevin Ceccon Toro Rosso 1:43.686 35 9. Alexander Rossi Team Lotus 1:44.283 74 10. Jan Charouz Lotus Renault 1:44.470 82 11. Stefano Coletti Toro Rosso 1:44.545 48 12. Nathanael Berthon HRT 1:45.839 51 13. Robert Wickens Marussia Virgin 1:45.934 34 14. Charles Pic Marussia Virgin 1:46.348 49