Formula1 | Yas Marina day one - Ricciardo sets young driver pace | motorsarena.co.cc

Red Bull’s reserve driver Daniel Ricciardo led the times at Yas Marina on Tuesday, as this week’s two-day young driver test got underway at the Abu Dhabi circuit. Ricciardo, who won the 2009 British Formula Three championship, clocked a best time of 1m 39.616s in the RB6 to finish over a second ahead of Oliver Turvey in the McLaren.

2009 Formula Renault 2.0 champion Antonio Felix da Costa finished third for Force India. Da Costa ran with a variety of settings, fuel loads and aero configurations and completed 77 laps. Also in action for the team was reserve driver Paul di Resta, who took charge of the VJM03 for 90 minutes to test development items ahead of the tyre test later this week. Di Resta ended the day in eighth.
Formula1 | Yas Marina day one - Ricciardo sets young driver pace | motorsarena.co.cc