Williams Abu Dhabi Test 19:11:2010 Day Three

Driver Rubens Barrichello
Chassis / engine FW32-01 / CA224
Location Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi. 5.554km / 3.451 miles
Objectives Aero testing, baseline runs and tyre evaluations
Weather Warm and clear all day
Air & track temps 27ºC / 35ºC

AT&T Williams driver Rubens Barrichello would complete the teams first day of testing using the new Pirelli tyres. Rubens would finish the day in sixth completing nearly one hundred laps, spending most of the day focusing on assessing the aerodynamic impact of the new tyres before evaluating tyre behaviour in the afternoon.

Tom McCullough, Senior Test Engineer
We completed more aero testing this morning and have collated some useful data. We then started our evaluations of the Pirelli tyres. We tested both the medium and soft compounds and have learnt a lot about their different characteristics. They performed well so, overall, we’ve had a very positive first day with Pirelli.

Rubens Barrichello
We’ve had a busy schedule today with plenty of work to do. This morning we evaluated aero set-up, before going for performance runs in the afternoon. This was our first session with the Pirelli tyres and I found it quite interesting. My initial impressions are positive and I look forward to working with them again tomorrow.

AT&T Williams will be back on track tomorrow, Saturday 20 November, with Rubens Barrichello completing the Pirelli tyre test.

  DRIVER      	 TEAM 		 TIME      BEST / TOTAL LAPS
1 F Massa 	 Ferrari 	 1:40.170  79 / 94 
2 S Vettel 	 Red Bull Racing 1:40.500  67 / 78
3 G Paffett 	 McLaren 	 1:40.874  73 / 94
4 K Kobayashi 	 BMW Sauber 	 1:40.950  56 / 83
5 R Kubica 	 Renault 	 1:41.032  23 / 39
6 R Barrichello  AT&T Williams   1:41.425  63 / 91
7 P Di Resta 	 Force India 	 1:41.615  15 / 21
8 N Rosberg 	 Mercedes GP 	 1:41.778  61 / 81
9 J Alguersuari  Toro Rosso 	 1:42.019  43 / 71
10 A Sutil 	 Force India 	 1:42.859  10 / 20
11 T Glock 	 Virgin Racing 	 1:44.124  69 / 78
12 H Kovalainen  Lotus Racing 	 1:44.686  86 / 88
13 P Maldonado   HRT F1 Team 	 1:45.728  55 / 83