Abu Dhabi Young Drivers F1 test day 3
This week’s young driver test in Abu Dhabi drew to a close on Thursday, with 2012 GP2 champion setting the fastest lap for Lotus around the Yas Marina Circuit. Valsecchi finished less than two-tenths up on the McLaren of Kevin Magnussen.
Valsecchi focussed on aerodynamic work and double-drs iterations on the E20 in the morning, before switching to front drum testing and a tyre assessment programme in the afternoon, which allowed him to sample the various Pirelli compounds.
Thursday's fastest laptimes where:
| Pos. | Young Driver | Team | Lap time | laps |
| 1 | Davide Valesecchi | Lotus | 01:42.677s | 86 |
| 2 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren | 01:42.827s | 51 |
| 3 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber | 01:43.093s | 80 |
| 4 | Robin Frijns | Red Bull | 01:43.233s | 53 |
| 5 | Oliver Turvey | McLaren | 01:43.604s | 44 |
| 6 | Luiz Razia | Toro Rosso | 01:45.286s | 68 |
| 7 | Alexander Rossi | Caterham | 01:46.485s | 85 |
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