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Driving a Ferrari-powered Toro Rosso, Australian driver, Daniel Ricciardo set the fastest time in the second day of the young driver test at Silverstone.
The English heat wave continued for the second day of testing as Riccardo drove the Roro Rosso in the morning before having a quick change into Infiniti Red Bull Racing overalls for a run in the Renault-powered RB9.
Working through a Pirelli tire programme, Ricciardo set the quickest time of the day at the wheel of the Toro Rosso, setting a 1m32.972.
Eighteen-year-old Spaniard Carlos Sainz Jr. got his first taste of driving a Formula 1 car, when he to the track in the Toro Rosso for the afternoon session. Unimpressed, the son of former World Rally Champion Carlos Sainz set the second fastest time of the day in 1m33.016.
Ricciardo also set the third time of the day in the Red Bull. However, the Australian spun off in the gravel trap on his 7th lap.
Davide Vasecchi was fourth in the Lotus-Renault ahead of Briton Oliver Turvey in the McLaren-Mercedes.
Another British driver, James Calado was sixth in the Sahara Force India. He beat Antonio Felix Da Costa in the Red Bull, Davide Rigon in the Ferrari and Pastor Maldonado in the Williams, also performing tire tests.
With the exception of Ricciardo's trip off in the Red Bull, the only other incident of note came when Robin Frijns ran off into the gravel in the Sauber-Ferrari before handing the car to regular race driver, Nico Hulkenberg.
Day 2 Young driver test at Silverstone*
1. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1min 32.972 48 laps
2. Carlos Sainz Jr Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1min 33.016 39 laps
3. Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull-Renault 1min 33.187 59 laps
4. Davide Valsecchi Lotus-Renault 1min 33.554 91 laps
5. Oliver Turvey McLaren-Mercedes 1min 33.864 97 laps
6. James Calado Force India-Mercedes 1min 33.957 47 laps
7. Antonio Felix Da Costa Red Bull-Renault 1min 33.958 19 laps
8. Davide Rigon Ferrari-Ferrari 1min 34.053 97 laps
9. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1min 34.116 71 laps
10. Nico Hulkenberg Sauber-Ferrari 1min 34.224 52 laps
11. Daniel Juncadella Williams-Renault 1min 34.631 33 laps
12. Robin Frijns Sauber-Ferrari 1min 34.731 17 laps
13. Will Stevens Caterham-Renault 1min 36.082 98 laps
14. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1min 36.356 41 laps
15. Rodolfo Gonzalez Marussia-Cosworth 1min 37.949 92 laps
*Unofficial timing
The English heat wave continued for the second day of testing as Riccardo drove the Roro Rosso in the morning before having a quick change into Infiniti Red Bull Racing overalls for a run in the Renault-powered RB9.
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| Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull (Photo: Getty Images for Red Bull) |
Working through a Pirelli tire programme, Ricciardo set the quickest time of the day at the wheel of the Toro Rosso, setting a 1m32.972.
Eighteen-year-old Spaniard Carlos Sainz Jr. got his first taste of driving a Formula 1 car, when he to the track in the Toro Rosso for the afternoon session. Unimpressed, the son of former World Rally Champion Carlos Sainz set the second fastest time of the day in 1m33.016.
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| Sainz father and son (Photo: Getty Images/Red Bull) |
Ricciardo also set the third time of the day in the Red Bull. However, the Australian spun off in the gravel trap on his 7th lap.
Davide Vasecchi was fourth in the Lotus-Renault ahead of Briton Oliver Turvey in the McLaren-Mercedes.
Another British driver, James Calado was sixth in the Sahara Force India. He beat Antonio Felix Da Costa in the Red Bull, Davide Rigon in the Ferrari and Pastor Maldonado in the Williams, also performing tire tests.
With the exception of Ricciardo's trip off in the Red Bull, the only other incident of note came when Robin Frijns ran off into the gravel in the Sauber-Ferrari before handing the car to regular race driver, Nico Hulkenberg.
Day 2 Young driver test at Silverstone*
1. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1min 32.972 48 laps
2. Carlos Sainz Jr Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1min 33.016 39 laps
3. Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull-Renault 1min 33.187 59 laps
4. Davide Valsecchi Lotus-Renault 1min 33.554 91 laps
5. Oliver Turvey McLaren-Mercedes 1min 33.864 97 laps
6. James Calado Force India-Mercedes 1min 33.957 47 laps
7. Antonio Felix Da Costa Red Bull-Renault 1min 33.958 19 laps
8. Davide Rigon Ferrari-Ferrari 1min 34.053 97 laps
9. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1min 34.116 71 laps
10. Nico Hulkenberg Sauber-Ferrari 1min 34.224 52 laps
11. Daniel Juncadella Williams-Renault 1min 34.631 33 laps
12. Robin Frijns Sauber-Ferrari 1min 34.731 17 laps
13. Will Stevens Caterham-Renault 1min 36.082 98 laps
14. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1min 36.356 41 laps
15. Rodolfo Gonzalez Marussia-Cosworth 1min 37.949 92 laps
*Unofficial timing
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| Davide Rigon, Ferrari (Photo: WRI2) |