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Young driver test: Vergne and Red Bull rule

End of the three-day testing session

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17 November 2011 - 14:30

Formula One’s young driver test ended today after three days of action at the Yas Marina Circuit.

Jean-Eric Vergne kept double World Champions Red Bull Racing on top from start to finish. He consistently set the pace and was fastest on all three days of running. On Thursday, he was the sole driver under the 1’40 barrier and was almost two seconds faster than his main rival, Sam Bird.

The Mercedes driver worked on 2012 exhaust solutions for the team and completed no less than 102 laps. Jules Bianchi set the third fastest time for Ferrari. Back at the wheel of the McLaren, Oliver Turvey was fourth fastest ahead of Force India’s Max Chilton.

Despite a problem in the afternoon, Esteban Gutierrez ended the day in sixth place. Driving for Williams, Mirko Bortolotti was seventh fastest.

Fastest times of the day:

Pos	Driver	Team	Times	Lap
01	Jean-Eric Vergne	Red Bull Renault	1:38.917	46
02	Sam Bird	Mercedes GP	1:40.897	104
03	Jules Bianchi	Ferrari	1:41.347	106
04	Oliver Turvey	McLaren Mercedes	1:41.513	89
05	Max Chilton	Force India Mercedes	1:41.575	79
06	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber Ferrari	1:42.049	77
07	Mirkko Bortolotti	Williams Cosworth	1:43.277	74
08	Kevin Ceccon	Toro Rosso Ferrari	1:43.686	35
09	Alexander Rossi	Team Lotus	1:44.283	74
10	Jan Charouz	Lotus Renault GP	1:44.470	82
11	Stefano Coletti	Toro Rosso Ferrari	1:44.545	48
12	Nathanaël Berthon	HRT Cosworth	1:45.839	51
13	Robert Wickens	Virgin Cosworth	1:45.934	34
14	Charles Pic	Virgin Cosworth	1:46.348	49