Rio Haryanto proved quickest of anyone on day 2 of the GP2 post-season testing in Abu Dhabi, while the GP3 timesheets were headed by British driver Oliver Rowland.
Giedo van der Garde: I have to say that's one of my best ever races. The car was great today and the work the boys did in the stops, they were really on it and that helped a lot in the race.
HRT's Narain Karthikeyan said that a hydraulic failure that had locked up his steering was to blame for the violent lap 7 crash with Mercedes' Nico Rosberg in Abu Dhabi.
Even before the news of Sebastian Vettel's demotion to the back of the field for today's race, Mark Webber was clear he wouldn't be falling over himself to follow team orders on Sunday.