Daniel Ricciardo heading home after post-season F1 test at Yas Marina
Daniel Ricciardo is heading home after a day of testing the 2022 F1 tyres at Yas Marina.
Daniel Ricciardo with Max Verstappen after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. (McLaren)
Teams had two days of testing in Abu Dhabi, with the Young Driver Test taking part alongside tyre testing on mule cars for the 2022 season.
"It’s been a good day of testing to close out the 2021 season," said Ricciardo.
"Getting some track time on the 2022 tyre has been really useful."
"We’ve managed to learn a lot and gather a load of data, which is useful heading into next season."
Pato O’Ward on track for McLaren during the Young Drivers Test.(McLaren)
The 2022 season will introduce the next generation of Formula 1 car alongside new 18-inch Pirelli tyres.
The new cars will make their debut in the pre-season test early next year.
"There’s still some bits we need to learn before we go racing next year but we’re in a good place," said the Australian.
"Now I’m looking forward to getting home, catching up with family and taking some time off before we get back in the car in February."
Ricciardo was joined by IndyCar driver Pato O’Ward who drove the 2021 car in the Young Driver test.
“Today was awesome!” said O’Ward.
“The car exceeded my expectations of what it’s capable of – it’s ridiculous how much grip there is, specifically in the fast corners – it’s unbelievable.”
“For sure, in the morning, my head was still on my neck.”
“But towards the end of the day, I really think what ended up limiting me being able to go quicker was just not being able to hold my head up and see fully where I was going.”
“My head actually was just looking down because I couldn’t hold it up!”
“It’s such an awesome car.”
“What a great experience, I didn’t want the day to finish.”
“I’d like to thank Zak, Andreas and everyone in the F1 team for supporting me through this incredible day.””
