Daniel Ricciardo on top for day two at Silverstone - The Australian does the business but spins the Red Bull off track
Published by Christine
All eyes were on Daniel Ricciardo as he took his turn behind the wheel of the Red Bull, and unfortunately for the Australian, it wasn't long before he spun it. A brief stint in the gravel wasn't enough to end his test with the team, but it did put a slight downer on his big day.
I think I drove to my ability and did what I could. It was a bit tricky with Pirelli and the circumstances, as we were not really allowed to adjust the car. Ideally you would like to make some mechanical changes and set the car up for the conditions, but it's going to be the same for all the other guys.
- Daniel Ricciardo, Test driver, Red Bull
There was also some fun from the Lotus team, as Davide Valsecchi was behind the wheel and wanted to maximise his running time. With the radio not working, the team resorted to the pit board, but couldn't get their driver's attention.
Today we completed all the jobs on the plan and I think I got some extra laps too. I did miss the pit board for a few laps when the team was trying to call me in. I stayed out until I thought they were going to throw the pit board at me, then I thought it was better that I came in!
- Davide Valsecchi, Test driver, Lotus
There were a few red flags during the day, one for Ricciardo's spin, plus a flag for Robin Frijns who ran off track just before lunch. There was a third flag later whilst some debris was cleared off track, too.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:32.972 | 48 |
| 2 | Carlos Sainz Junior | Toro Rosso | 1:33.016 | 39 |
| 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:33.187 | 59 |
| 4 | Davide Valsecchi | Lotus | 1:33.554 | 91 |
| 5 | Oliver Turvey | McLaren | 1:33.864 | 97 |
| 6 | James Calado | Force India | 1:33.957 | 47 |
| 7 | António Félix da Costa | Red Bull | 1:33.958 | 19 |
| 8 | Davide Rigon | Ferrari | 1:34.053 | 97 |
| 9 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:34.116 | 71 |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber | 1:34.224 | 52 |
| 11 | Daniel Juncadella | Williams | 1:34.631 | 33 |
| 12 | Robin Frijns | Sauber | 1:34.731 | 17 |
| 13 | Will Stevens | Caterham | 1:36.082 | 98 |
| 14 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:36.356 | 41 |
| 15 | Rodolfo González | Marussia | 1:37.949 | 92 |
Ricciardo gets his name on the timesheets twice, whilst Pastor Maldonado, Nico Hülkenberg and Paul di Resta were the other race drivers in action. There were fifteen drivers hitting the track overall, with Toro Rosso posting the fastest times, the Force India drivers split massively, and the Williams pair just half a second apart.
Silverstone track temp 47 degrees ! You won't see that very often.
PaulHembery
It was a good day for us, full focus in the new Pirelli tyres, they looks better!!! Let's see in a proper race weekend...
Good to see Hulkenberg is pleased with the updates he wasn't supposed to be allowed to test
Tyres being washed down to end another busy, hot day at Silverstone # YDT
Much of the Friday anticipation was down to the appearance of Kimi Räikkönen but now he's not going to be at Silverstone for the final day of the test. Williams will be running development driver Susie Wolff, however, and it will be interesting to see how she can get on in her first test with other cars on track.
