RED BULL FAST AND WITH PIRELLI TYRES

Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel returned to his familiar place at the top of the timesheet on the first morning of Pirelli tyre testing in Abu Dhabi. The 23 year old German driver was fastest driver ahead of Felipe Massa, Ferrari, and Robert Kubica, Renault. Today`s results:

P.    DRIVER                TEAM           TIME      LAPS
1. Sebastian Vettel       Red Bull       1m40.861s    34
2. Felipe Massa           Ferrari        1m40.913s    29
3. Robert Kubica          Renault        1m41.032s    25
4. Kamui Kobayashi        Sauber         1m41.466s    33
5. Gary Paffett           McLaren        1m41.588s    49
6. Nico Rosberg           Mercedes       1m41.978s    40
7. Jaime Alguersuari      Toro Rosso     1m42.642s    33
8. Rubens Barrichello     Williams       1m42.655s    44
9. Adrian Sutil           Force India    1m42.859s    20
10.Timo Glock             Virgin         1m45.057s    41
11.Heikki Kovalainen      Lotus          1m46.201s    42
12.Pastor Maldonado       Hispania       1m46.534s    46

These are first official Pirelli tyre test sessions, and all 12 teams will get their first chance to test tyres of this Italian company. This will be two day test, and every team will get eight tyre sets, made of soft and medium component. Team are hoping that tests will give them opportunity to understand how new tyres will affect the cars.