Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo completed his domination of the Formula 1 rookie test in Abu Dhabi, by setting a time 1.3 seconds faster than new world champion Sebastian Vettel pole position lap for last Sunday's Grand Prix.
With more runner being laid down on the tarmac, the circuit of Yas Marina became quicker and quicker during the second day of the test. Experts estimated that track conditions improved by up to 1.5 seconds a lap.
Ricciardo set his fastest lap with just two minutes to go in the final session.
Belgian driver Jerome D'Ambrosio recovered from a spin earlier in the day in the Renault to set the second-fastest time in the closing stages of the day.
Briton Sam Bird set the third fastest time in the Mercedes car, finishing the day ahead of Gary Paffett in the McLaren and Jules Bianchi in the Ferrari.
Venezuela’s Pastor Maldonado made his debut for Williams, switching from Hispania. Maldonado spent the morning doing aerodynamic work but went faster in the afternoon, lapping three quarters of a second off Rubens Barrichello's qualifying time from last Saturday (1m40.203s).
Another stunning performance came from Davide Valsecchi who made his debut in the Hispania F110 in the afternoon session.
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| Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull (Photo: WRI2) |
With more runner being laid down on the tarmac, the circuit of Yas Marina became quicker and quicker during the second day of the test. Experts estimated that track conditions improved by up to 1.5 seconds a lap.
Ricciardo set his fastest lap with just two minutes to go in the final session.
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| Sergio Perez, Sauber (Photo: WRI2) |
Belgian driver Jerome D'Ambrosio recovered from a spin earlier in the day in the Renault to set the second-fastest time in the closing stages of the day.
Briton Sam Bird set the third fastest time in the Mercedes car, finishing the day ahead of Gary Paffett in the McLaren and Jules Bianchi in the Ferrari.
Venezuela’s Pastor Maldonado made his debut for Williams, switching from Hispania. Maldonado spent the morning doing aerodynamic work but went faster in the afternoon, lapping three quarters of a second off Rubens Barrichello's qualifying time from last Saturday (1m40.203s).
Another stunning performance came from Davide Valsecchi who made his debut in the Hispania F110 in the afternoon session.
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| Jerome d'Ambrosio, Renault (Photo: WRI2) |