It was a warm day of testing at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi & the teams were hard at work trying out different programs on the cars and testing out the 2015 Pirelli tyres.
McLaren-Honda also made its public debut today with GP2 driver Stoffel Vandoorne behind the wheel.
There were a few red flag's during the session. The first due to Max Verstappen crashing the Toro Rosso into the wall at turn 19. However, the young driver was not at fault as the Toro Rosso team confirmed there had been a suspension failure.
2 other red flags were due to the Force India stopping on track with Jolyon Palmer behjnd the wheel. The team confirmed it was an issue with the engine.
Here are the times from the session.
TIMES:
1. Valtteri Bottas - 1:43.396 / Williams-Mercedes
2. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:43.888 / Ferrari-Ferrari
3. Nico Rosberg - 1:44.512 / Mercedes-Mercedes
4. Jolyon Palmer - 1:44.516 / Force India-Mercedes
5. Carlos Sainz Jr. - 1:45.339 / Red Bull-Renault
6. Will Stevens - 1:45.436 / Caterham-Renault
7. Charles Pic - 1:46.167 / Lotus-Renault
8. Marcus Ericsson - 1:46.253 / Sauber-Ferrari
9. Max Verstappen - 1:47.194 / Toro Rosso-Renault
10. Stoffel Vandoorne - No Time Set / McLaren-Honda
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