Australian hotshot Daniel Ricciardo (right) continued to set the pace at Yas Island today, the second and final day of Young Driver testing. It was also the final appearance of Bridgestone tyres on F1 cars as the Japanese manufacturer bows out of the sport after 14 seasons.

Like yesterday, Red Bull used the opportunity to test mechanical development parts for 2011, complete some durability testing and try different brake materials.

"It was cool to do this test and great to get so close to the big boys times from the weekend!" said Ricciardo. "It's very rare to get a perfect car, but I have to say this is very close. It's a pleasure to drive it, you brake and you turn and the car does everything as you imagine it would. I think I got most of my nerves out of the way before last year's test, so I was more relaxed this time, although you are always a little nervous getting into the car on day one. We did more long runs today which went well - it's been a great two days and it would be fantastic to get the chance to drive in Formula One full-time."

"Daniel has done a great job for us in the car over the last two days and made no mistakes," added Ian Morgan, the Austrian outfit's head of race engineering, "we're very happy with him. We completed our programme and got though everything as planned, despite losing some track time this afternoon due to a few Red Flags - although they weren't anything to do with Daniel!"

Sebastian Vettel will be back in the cockpit for the two-day test which begins on Friday, driving the RB6 again on the circuit where he claimed his title, just five days previously.

Having driven the Virgin yesterday, Jerome d'Ambrosio was in the Renault today, the Belgian completing 83 laps on his way to posting the second best time of the day.

"Overall it has been a fantastic day," he said. "Obviously I have some previous experience in Formula 1, but this was my first full day in the car so it was a big step for me. It always takes some time to adapt to a new car, but I quickly felt comfortable in the R30 and we found a good balance early on. I'm really happy with how things went and I have to say thanks to all the engineers, mechanics and the entire team who have helped me today. Working with these guys really was a great experience."

"We ran Jerome for the first time today and managed to do some productive work," added Alan Permane. "He improved with each run and showed very strong pace at the end of the day. Like yesterday we started off with some aero work early on and then concentrated on a suspension set-up programme in the afternoon. We were very impressed with Jerome in and out of the car and his feedback was excellent: he's very precise on what the car is doing and what he wants from the car to make it faster."

Sam Bird continued for Mercedes as the Brackley based team focussed on set-up development work during the morning to fine-tune the car before concentrating on performance comparisons in the afternoon session.

"Today the team and I continued our set-up programme and had an extremely productive day in which we learnt a great deal about the car," said Bird. "I have thoroughly enjoyed myself and I would like to thank everyone at Mercedes for making me feel so welcome, both here in Abu Dhabi and at the factory prior to the test, and for a memorable two days. I hope we will be able to work together again in the future."

"Sam has worked very well with his engineers and the team over the course of the two-day test," added Ross Brawn, "proving himself to be professional and disciplined in the car, with an excellent grasp of our procedures and our requirements from the test programme. I have been very impressed with his performance and it has been a very useful two days for the team and Sam. I am sure that this experience, both working with the team and driving the car, will prove very useful for the development of Sam's career."

Gary Paffett was on duty for McLaren, the Englishman completing 84 laps as the team focussed on set-up work and tyre data-gathering.

Jules Bianchi continued for Ferrari, the youngster charged with gathering data on the handling of the car and continuing to get to grips with the intricacies of his new role.

"The past two days have been very interesting," said the Frenchman. "We were able to gather a lot of data to improve our understanding of the handling of the car and for me, it was useful in terms of my work with the team next year. While yesterday we did not run much, today we did a lot of laps and also tried to set some times. The track had improved, also because there were no longer the cones at some corners, so you could cut the line. For me, it was a great way to finish what has been a positive season, given that I finished third in the GP2 championship."