McLaren F1 Abu Dhabi test day 1 -Lando Norris 125 laps completed 03.12.2019: Abu Dhabi Test: Day 1 "We hope to have another good day tomorrow and finish this season positively" Date Tuesday 3 December 2019 Driver Lando Norris

Abu Dhabi Test: Day 1

"We hope to have another good day tomorrow and finish this season positively"



Date     Tuesday 3 December 2019
Driver     Lando Norris
Location     Yas Marina Circuit (5.554km/3.451 miles) 
Laps/km/miles     125 laps/694.25km/431.38 miles
Best laptime     1:39.741s

  


LANDO NORRIS, #4



“It’s a Pirelli test so obviously we’ve been trying out lots of tyres today, 2019 and 2020 compounds, and conducting back-to-back comparisons. Short performance runs but also long runs without changing anything on the car so that tyres can be compared.



“But it was also a good day for me to explore different driving styles and techniques. Overall, it’s been a productive day with good mileage achieved and with both the team and I learning a lot. Carlos takes over tomorrow so another opportunity for data gathering for next year.”




 
ANDREA STELLA, Performance Director



“It’s been a very productive testing day. We’ve run without any problems or delays and we were able to get through our programme, which was very busy. We’re happy that we could conclude it with all the test items having been done.



“We had test items related to measurements with rakes in the first hour, as allowed by the regulations, and then we started to go through the programme associated with understanding candidate tyres for 2020, comparing them with 2019. I think we have very valuable information, and we hope to have another good day tomorrow and finish this season positively.”

 


TODAY'S OFFICIAL TESTING TIMES


1     Valtteri Bottas     Mercedes      1:37.124s      138 laps
2     Sebastian Vettel     Ferrari     1:37.991s      136 laps
3     Daniil Kvyat      Toro Rosso     1:38.183s     72 laps
4     Sergio Pérez     Racing Point      1:38.434s     120 laps
5     Romain Grosjean     Haas     1:39.526s     146 laps
6     Lando Norris      McLaren     1:39.741s      125 laps
7     Max Verstappen     Red Bull      1:39.926s     153 laps
8     Esteban Ocon     Renault     1:39.962s     77 laps
9     George Russell     Williams     1:40.368s     87 laps
10      Kimi Räikkönen     Alfa Romeo     1:40.903s     93 laps
11     Sean Gelael       Toro Rosso     1:41.640     44 laps
12      Roy Nissany     Williams     1:44.760s     41 laps



 
WHAT'S NEXT?



Carlos Sainz gets behind the wheel of the MCL34 for the last time on the second and final day of the post-season Abu Dhabi Pirelli tyre test at Yas Marina Circuit.

 


TEST DATES

Two days (Tuesday 3 and Wednesday 4 December).





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