Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Sergio Perez and F1 rookies to showcase skills at Yas Marina Circuit


ABU DHABI // Yas Marina Circuit officials have spoken of the benefits of the Young Driver Testing that will be held by Formula One teams in the UAE capital later this year and played down any concerns regarding logistical issues.

The four-day programme, which was also held after the season-ending race in Abu Dhabi last year, will return on November 15-18. But unlike last year, the teams have one more grand prix to complete and will need to fly out later than originally planned to Brazil for the race in Sao Paulo the following week.

Last year's testing allowed rookies from GP2, F1's feeder series, to gain experience behind the wheel of a Formula One car and four of the drivers at the session - Pastor Maldonado, Sergio Perez, Jerome d'Ambrosio and Paul di Resta - secured seats for this season's world championship.

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