“I had a massive smile on my face the whole day” – Juri Vips cannot wait to get back driving a Red Bull after successful Young Drivers Test

Subham Jindal | 16/12/2020
"I had a massive smile on my face the whole day" - Juri Vips cannot wait to get back driving a Red Bull after successful Young Drivers Test

“I had a massive smile on my face the whole day” – Juri Vips will speak to Christian Horner and Dr. Helmut Marko about driving a Red Bull again after a successful Young Drivers Test (YDT).

Juri Vips, the Red Bull junior driver, tested for the team during the Young Drivers Test (YDT) in Abu Dhabi. He did a brilliant job, doing over 100 laps as he finished sixth fastest. And, as he later revealed, had a smile on his face as he drove the RB16.

“It’s just a shame the test ended. I had a massive smile on my face the whole day. The car definitely lives up to the expectations.”

“I was a little bit worried about how it was going to be physically, especially about the neck, but we got through all of our programs – lots of mileage and I’m just very happy about the experience. Within two or three laps I felt confident in the car. It was very well balanced and it has a ridiculous amount of grip!”

Juri Vips received his FIA Super License last month, testing the RB8 at Silverstone. He was the reserve driver for Red Bull and AlphaTauri during the Turkish, Bahrain, and Abu Dhabi GP this season. For the Young Drivers Test, he was partnered by former Toro Rosso (now AlphaTauri) driver Sebastian Beumi. When asked for his next chance with the RB16, Vips suggested he will pitch the idea to Christian Horner and Dr. Helmut Marko.

“I don’t know, I need to talk to Helmut (Marko) and Christian (Horner), but if it was up to me, I’d be driving it every day!”

Also read: F1 Young Drivers Test: Carlos Sainz, Sebastian Vettel infuriated after being rejected for Abu Dhabi test, but Fernando Alonso is permitted

Young Drivers Test 2020: Full results

POS DRIVER TEAM GAP LAPS
1 Fernando Alonso Renault F1 Team 1m36.333s 105
2 Nyck de Vries Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team 0.262s 110
3 Stoffel Vandoorne Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team 0.507s 82
4 Robert Kubica Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN 1.113s 89
5 Yuki Tsunoda Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda 1.224s 123
6 Juri Vips Aston Martin Red Bull Racing 1.437s 101
7 Antonio Fuoco Scuderia Ferrari 1.484s 126
8 Callum Ilott Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN 1.493s 93
9 Guanyu Zhou Renault F1 Team 1.569s 98
10 Jack Aitken Williams Racing 1.820s 78
11 Robert Shwartzman Scuderia Ferrari 1.824s 129
12 Sebastien Buemi Aston Martin Red Bull Racing 1.951s 77
13 Marino Sato Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda 2.162s 127
14 Roy Nissany Williams Racing 3.467s 75
15 Mick Schumacher Haas F1 Team 3.614s 125
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