Young Drivers Test - Silverstone July 17-19th 2013

[~Mike~]

Ricciardo to run for Red Bull

Wonder if this is an audition of sorts Webber and Vettel running too

Probably. He's the most likely young RB driver to get the seat.

 

[Guerrilla]

Probably. He's the most likely young RB driver to get the seat.

Yea I'd say so, he's running for TR too... So is Johnny Cecotto

 

[XeNoN89]

Used up my free views on there but sounds like Mclaren's usual young driver test line up

Same here today

All you need to do is delete any cookies from Autosport and you can view as much as you like

 

[Skeeter]

Sounds like RBR are looking at Ricciardo if they can't get Kimi.

 

[MooMoo444]

Be interesting to see the sort of laptimes Ricciardo can do in the same car compared to the other two. Obviously once he's gotten a little practice in it.

 

[Mr Men]

Davide Rigon and Felipe Massa for Ferrari

 

[Duke]

All you need to do is delete any cookies from Autosport and you can view as much as you like

Didn't work (think it did originally). Even in IE which I don't use doesn't work.

 

[FrankJH]

McLaren too honourable to not use one of their race drivers for this test (nearly every other team has at least one race driver attending)

Shooting themselves in the foot again it seems

 

[Duke]

Compared to Redbull/Toro Rosso who are running so many drivers it will be hard to know what info to take from them? I don't think what Mclaren have done is a problem, as the test drivers are sat in the simulator more than the race drivers so can be more useful to compare? Ferrari only have Massa and not Alonso too.

Updated the OP with all drivers now and some links. Please post any live blog links and I'll add them

 

[Vigoro]

Silverstone have a list of what drivers are on what days under spectator info.

They also mention the track is only open to spectators between Abbey and Copse

 

[Mr Men]

McLaren too honourable to not use one of their race drivers for this test (nearly every other team has at least one race driver attending)

Shooting themselves in the foot again it seems

I doubt they are being honourable, more likely the race drivers can't be bothered

 

[Guerrilla]

Updated the OP with all drivers now and some links. Please post any live blog links and I'll add them

Just having a read of the SkySports link regarding the non-race drivers, it is generally pretty positive about the drivers listing their accomplishments, then you get to Cecotto...

Johnny Cecotto
The Venezuelan tested for the Italian team at last year's Young Driver test and gets another chance at Silverstone this week. The 23-year-old is currently competing in GP2 with Arden International but has been comprehensively outperformed by rookie team-mate Mitch Evans. Cecotto has also been involved in multiple on-track incidents this season and was banned from the second race in Monaco after causing a 14-car crash in race one. He currently sits 14th in the Drivers' Championship.

 

[Skeeter]

Wasn't he also the guy who caused the carnage at Spain in the final laps, and who forced Sam Bird off the track in Malaysia?

 

[Janesy B]

Hehehe

 

[Skeeter]

Lol.

 

[Guerrilla]

Wasn't he also the guy who caused the carnage at Spain in the final laps, and who forced Sam Bird off the track in Malaysia?

He sure is!

 

[MooMoo444]

banned from the second race in Monaco after causing a 14-car crash in race one.

Is that a high score? Not often that many cars are involved

 

[Skeeter]

Is that a high score? Not often that many cars are involved

Spa 1998 was 13 cars, so looks like it.

NASCAR might have a bigger high score.... JRS?

 

[Kevin Clark]

Some of his not so finer moments

 

[Duke]

No idea why Toro Rosso want to give him a drive. Oh, money?