Abu Dhabi Young Driver Test 2012 - 6-8 Nov

[Forza]

No live timing avaliable for this test. You can fallow updates on twitter Link

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40 mins to lunch:
1. Da Costa (1:42.717),
2. Magnussen (1:42.932),
3. Frijns (1:46.514),
4. Razia (1:47.186),
5. van der Garde (1:48.193),
6. Prost (2:27.678)

Also Sauber testing DRD (E20 style) today F1 Technical - Sauber C31 Ferrari

[Kiril Varbanov]

Aero rakes on both Lotus and Caterham.
The first team seems to employ a bit wider exhausts, Caterham uses Transition Vortex Rake, as far as I can see it's 7 x 7 sensor array, Red Bull does the same as described here a while ago.

Mclaren has sensor bulge on the nose:


Follow all picture updates here.

[banibhusan]

This test may hurt Ferrari even more if RBR makes further progress with their updates(if any).

[raymondu999]

To be fair - why WOULDN'T they test new parts?

[stefan_]

Sauber testing Lotus style DRD

[Forza]

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Morning Session:
1. Magnussen (1:42.651)
2. da Costa (1:42.717)
3. Prost (1:45.318)
4. Frijns (1:45.878)
5. Razia (1:46.793)
6. van der Garde (1:48.193)

[Holm86]

Nice to see Magnussen on top

[banibhusan]

To be fair - why WOULDN'T they test new parts?

I didn't mean they wouldn't. Ideally they should have updates and if they do and they make further progress with it then it's a serious problem for Ferrari.

[Nando]

He has, however, ruled out joining Red Bull’s junior programme, which has produced the likes of Sebastian Vettel, Jaime Alguersuari, Sebastien Buemi, Daniel Ricciardo, Jean-Eric Vergne and others.

“I know their games,” Frijns is quoted as saying. “You cannot decide what you want to do, and if you don’t do what they want, you’re out.”

“They treat you like a dog,” he insisted. “In my career I’ve always made my own choices and I want to continue to do that.

“I need people around me who I can trust, and so Red Bull is not for me, even though I have won more than Vettel did before he made his name in formula one.”

http://totalf1.com/full_story/view/4348 ... ike_a_dog/

Crazy! How can he say that then visit RBR and drive their RB8 and be completely relaxed about it.

[kris]

He has, however, ruled out joining Red Bull’s junior programme, which has produced the likes of Sebastian Vettel, Jaime Alguersuari, Sebastien Buemi, Daniel Ricciardo, Jean-Eric Vergne and others.

“I know their games,” Frijns is quoted as saying. “You cannot decide what you want to do, and if you don’t do what they want, you’re out.”

“They treat you like a dog,” he insisted. “In my career I’ve always made my own choices and I want to continue to do that.

“I need people around me who I can trust, and so Red Bull is not for me, even though I have won more than Vettel did before he made his name in formula one.”

http://totalf1.com/full_story/view/4348 ... ike_a_dog/

Crazy! How can he say that then visit RBR and drive their RB8 and be completely relaxed about it.

Robin Frijns is testing the Sauber.. Thats what it seems to say on the 1st page of this topic

[raymondu999]

He's since retracted it though

[FoxHound]

@ Nando

If he is going to say that, I reckon he has some pretty staunch backing. But fair play, he doesn't want to be a lap dog.

[FoxHound]

He's since retracted it though

I reckon it's a bit too late.....

[Mika1]

He didn't say that and he denied on his twitter page.

Besides, it's the truth.

[raymondu999]

Yeah he said on Twitter that those were false quotes.