Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Young Driver Test - Day Three

Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Young Driver Test - Day Three Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, Thursday 17 November 2011 Date Thursday November 17 2011 Driver Oliver Turvey Location Yas Marina Circuit Track length 5.554km Weather Another beautifully hot and sunny day. Maximum ambient temperature 32°C, maximum track temperature 56°C Laps completed 89 Kilometres covered 494km Best laptime 1m41.513s at 16:03 Oliver Turvey returned to the cockpit to conclude the development work he initiated at the start of the test on Tuesday.

The team finished off its initial running of aero and mechanical systems for 2012, completing some useful fundamental research which will be fed into the development and build of next year’s car, the MP4-27A. Duration of test Three days (November 15-17) Unofficial testing times 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