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[Robert12010]

i see that a variety of drivers will be testing in abu dhabi,good to see lots of drivers getting the chance
including

oliver turvey and gary paffett (mclaren)
pastor maldonado (HRT and williams)
jerome d' ambrosio and (Renault)
daniel ricciardo ( Red Bull)
sam bird (mercedes)
jules binachi ( ferrari)
paul di resta ( force india)
And of course the other drivers that i havent metioned too

[scotty]

Here is what i think is the full list so far:

McLaren - Gary Paffett
Mercedes - Sam Bird
Red Bull - Daniel Ricciardo
Ferrari - Jules Bianchi, Cesar Ramos, Stephane Richelmi, Andrea Caldarelli
Williams - Dean Stoneman, Pastor Maldonaldo
Renault - Mikhail Aleshin, Jerome D'Ambrosio
Force India - Paul di Resta (Yelmer Buurman and Antonio Felix da Costa rumoured to be taking part too)
Toro Rosso - Jean-Eric Vergne
Lotus - TBA, but Fauzy seems likely
Hispania - Pastor Maldonaldo, other drivers TBA
Sauber - Sergio Perez, Esteban Gutierrez
Virgin - Jerome D'Ambrosio, Luiz Razia, Rio Haryanto

[vaptin]

Here is what i think is the full list so far:

M Cesar Ramos, Stephane Richelmi, Andrea Caldarelli

Are those guys doing the official young drivers test? I've only seen them as listed as in a F2008

[scotty]

Here is what i think is the full list so far:

M Cesar Ramos, Stephane Richelmi, Andrea Caldarelli

Are those guys doing the official young drivers test? I've only seen them as listed as in a F2008

I got the list from Autosport and it doesn't go into more detail about those guys, but i think they're the Italian F3 guys, so Ferrari will maybe run them however they have done with the others in previous years..

[Robert12010]

Here is what i think is the full list so far:

McLaren - Gary Paffett
Mercedes - Sam Bird
Red Bull - Daniel Ricciardo
Ferrari - Jules Bianchi, Cesar Ramos, Stephane Richelmi, Andrea Caldarelli
Williams - Dean Stoneman, Pastor Maldonaldo
Renault - Mikhail Aleshin, Jerome D'Ambrosio
Force India - Paul di Resta (Yelmer Buurman and Antonio Felix da Costa rumoured to be taking part too)
Toro Rosso - Jean-Eric Vergne
Lotus - TBA, but Fauzy seems likely
Hispania - Pastor Maldonaldo, other drivers TBA
Sauber - Sergio Perez, Esteban Gutierrez
Virgin - Jerome D'Ambrosio, Luiz Razia, Rio Haryanto

thanks for the full list, good to see that lots of drivers will test

[vaptin]

http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2 ... 11545.html

Red Bull
Daniel Ricciardo, 21, Australian
(Red Bull reserve driver, 2009 British Formula Three champion)

McLaren
Gary Paffett, 29, British
(McLaren reserve driver, 2005 DTM champion)

Oliver Turvey, 23, British
(2008 British Formula Three runner-up)

Ferrari
Jules Bianchi, 21, French
(Ferrari 2011 test driver, 2009 Formula Three Euroseries champion)

Mercedes GP
Sam Bird, 23, British
(2010 GP2 series - fifth place)

Renault
Jerome D’Ambrosio, 24, Belgian
(Four Friday F1 sessions in 2010 with Virgin, 2007 Formula Master champion)

Mikhail Aleshin, 23, Russian
(2010 World Series by Renault champion)

Williams
Pastor Maldonado, 25, Venezuelan
(2010 GP2 Series champion)

Dean Stoneman, 20, British
(2010 FIA Formula Two champion)

Force India
Yelmer Buurman, 23, Dutch
(2006 British Formula Three - fourth)

Antonio Felix da Costa, 19, Portuguese
(2009 Formula Renault 2.0 champion)

Paul di Resta, 24, British
(Force India reserve driver, 2006 Formula Three Euroseries champion)

BMW Sauber
Esteban Gutierrez, 19, Mexican
(2010 GP3 Series champion)

Sergio Perez, 20, Mexican
(BMW Sauber 2011 race driver, 2010 GP2 Series runner-up)

Toro Rosso
Jean-Eric Vergne, 20, French
(2010 British International Formula Three champion)

Lotus
Vladimir Arabadzhiev, 26, Bulgarian
(2008 Formula Master Italia champion)

Rodolfo Gonzalez, 24, Venezuelan
(2006 British National Formula Three champion)

Virgin
Jerome D’Ambrosio, 24, Belgian
(Four Friday F1 sessions in 2010 with Virgin, 2007 Formula Master champion)

Luiz Razia, 20, Brazilian
(Virgin reserve driver, 2006 South American Formula Three champion)

Rio Haryanto, 17, Indonesian
(2009 Formula BMW Pacific champion)

HRT
Pastor Maldonado, 25, Venezuelan
(2010 GP2 Series champion)

Josef Kral, 20, Czech
(2007 Formula BMW series runner-up)

Davide Valsecchi, 23, Italian
(2010 GP2 Asia Series champion)

[Big Azza]

So when will it start?

This is Ricciardo's moment to get a drive next year. I'm so very excited.

http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-sport/ricciardo-feels-heat-in-f1-testing-20101116-17v14.html

Young Australian Daniel Ricciardo admits he's under pressure to be fastest as he drives the world championship-winning car at a big Formula One test in Abu Dhabi.

The 21-year-old from Perth heads a field of 22 potential grand prix drivers from 14 countries being tested over two days at the Yas Marina circuit where German Sebastian Vettel won the F1 world title on Sunday night.

Ricciardo topped the last such test in Spain almost a year ago.

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The winner of 24 races in Europe below F1 level in the past three seasons, he is the official test driver for F1's Red Bull Racing team, which has Vettel and Australian Mark Webber contracted again next year.

That pair scored nine GP victories, 15 pole positions and finished first and third in the world championship in the RB6 car Ricciardo was driving on Monday and Tuesday.

"There is pressure on me to be fastest," Ricciardo said.

"Everyone knows it's the fastest car out there nine times out of 10."

Ricciardo was Red Bull Racing's sole driver at the test, while smaller sister team Toro Rosso - the former Minardi - trialed young Frenchman Jean-Eric Vergne.

Ferrari was trying try four drivers - three Europeans and a Brazilian.

The test marks the last time Bridgestone tyres will be used in F1, with Italian manufacturer Pirelli the sports new supplier from next season.

Ricciardo's racing program for next year is expected to be finalised soon.

I think Mateschitz will be watching very closely - he had the say in Bourdais' dismissal last year. He could soon be making a call to Torro Rosso to get this boy in a seat ASAP.

It's interesting that the Herald makes mention that a driver needs 300 hours behind the wheel of an F1 car in order to get their super-license. Surely that's not correct is it?

I'm Ricciardo will get his 300 hours. Hopefully he puts in times close to Vettel's qualifying pace. And then Mateschitz will have to make a call.

[Robert12010]

i see that on autosport this morning that daniel ricciardio was fastest for red bull, with a lap time of 1:40.8, pretty impressive when the next lap time was a 1:42, i know its not totally significant but still good lap mate !

[Denthúl]

It's interesting that the Herald makes mention that a driver needs 300 hours behind the wheel of an F1 car in order to get their super-license. Surely that's not correct is it?

I think it's 300km, not hours.

[scotty]

His fastest lap was a 1:39.616 - quarter of a second off pole. Not a bad effort even though the track is more grippy now than it was!

Maldonaldo set a time 1.2s faster than either HRT could manage in qualifying too...

[bud]

Tracks coming to them for sure! Still impressive times.

[spankyham]

This is so impressive by Daniel Ricciardo. That time would have put him 3rd in last Saturday's qualifying, and, significantly ahead of Mark. Although there is a lot more rubber down now. But, he is not a regular driver, so, for me this is an incredible drive and shows he is a genuine prospect. I really hope LDM has been paying close attention to me on this

Makes this article about him being replaced as RB's backup driver for 2011 by Vergne very hard to believe.

Unless of course he already has a drive ..... Torro Rosso perhaps?

[bud]

Unless of course he already has a drive ..... Torro Rosso perhaps?

I would love it, Two Australians on the grid at the same time... can't remember the last time thats happened.

[Denthúl]

His fastest lap was a 1:39.616 - quarter of a second off pole. Not a bad effort even though the track is more grippy now than it was!

Maldonaldo set a time 1.2s faster than either HRT could manage in qualifying too...

Hmm. I'm not really sure how to take that.

Unless of course he already has a drive ..... Torro Rosso perhaps?

I would love it, Two Australians on the grid at the same time... can't remember the last time thats happened.

Has it ever happened?

[vaptin]

His fastest lap was a 1:39.616 - quarter of a second off pole. Not a bad effort even though the track is more grippy now than it was!

Maldonaldo set a time 1.2s faster than either HRT could manage in qualifying too...

Looks like Maldonaldo's pace might have atually been faster than HRT's drivers even with a gripper track,

Beat Binachi though, but he said today they didn't pay any attention to performance.