Test report - Silverstone Day 2, 18 July 2013

Driver	Oliver Turvey
Location	Silverstone
Track Length	5.891km
Laps Complete	98
Kilometres Covered	577km
Best Lap Time	1m33.864s

Programme

Test and development driver Oliver Turvey took to the wheel today for his first taste of the MP4-28, on the second of this week’s three-day Young Driver Test at Silverstone.

Oliver began the day with a number of iterative aero tests, running through mechanical set-up changes and conducting tyre evaluation runs.   

After lunch, he then began a series of longer runs aimed at testing modifications made in the morning. The day also enabled the team to improve correlation between the simulator and the track.

Speaking afterwards, Oliver said: "It was a really busy day given we tested lots of things on the car. Hopefully it will help us to improve our understanding. Mid-seasons test are very important, which is why I hardly got out the car all day.

 "I loved the experience. There are limited opportunities to drive a Formula 1 car these days, so to do nearly 100 laps was great. I’m in my fourth season with the team and really enjoying it. I want to thank them for choosing me to drive here, it was fantastic."

 

 What’s next: After a full day in the cockpit, Oliver hands over to Gary Paffett, who will conduct the final day of testing tomorrow.

Driver for day 3	Gary Paffett
Duration of test	Three days (July 17-19)

 

Unofficial testing times:

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time	Laps
1	Daniel Ricciardo	Scuderia Toro Rosso	1m32.972s	49
2	Carlos Sainz Jr	Scuderia Toro Rosso	1m33.016s	40
3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	1m33.187s	60
4	Davide Valsecchi	Lotus	1m33.554s	92
5	Oliver Turvey	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes	1m33.864s	98
6	James Calado	Force India	1m33.957s	48
7	Antonio Felix da Costa	Red Bull Racing	1m33.958s	20
8	Davide Rigon	Ferrari	1m34.053s	98
9	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	1m34.116s	72
10	Nico Hulkenburg	Sauber	1m34.224s	53
11	Daniel Juncadella	Williams	1m34.631s	34
12	Robin Frijns	Sauber	1m34.731s	18
13	Will Stevens	Caterham	1m36.082s	99
14	Paul di Resta	Force India	1m36.356s	42
15	Rodolfo Gonzalez	Marussia	1m.37.949s	93