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"McLaren's Kevin Magnussen was fastest on the first day of the Silverstone Young Driver Test on Wednesday. Paul Di Resta and Max Chilton were the only current Formula One race drivers in action Wednesday, both taking over in the afternoon to do some Pirelli testing for Force India and Marussia, respectively. McLaren is using its three test drivers this week, which means it is free to focus on car development, as current Formula One race drivers are restricted to testing tires. Magnussen logged 100 laps as he made the most of his only day in the car. The test is scheduled for three days. “This is the first time I'd driven at Silverstone in a Formula One car, and it was a fantastic experience,” said Magnussen, who also drove at the Young Drivers Test in Abu Dhabi last year. “We covered a lot of mileage -- almost two race distances -- and, given there isn't a great deal of testing these days, that opportunity was invaluable. The process of providing feedback to the engineers about the car, and testing new set-ups can only make me a stronger driver.” Di Resta set the second fastest time of the day after taking over from GP2 race James Calado, who had topped the times in the morning on his first circuit outing for Force India. By the end of the day Calado had slipped to fourth overall, as Antonio Felix da Costa took third spot for Red Bull. Spaniard Daniel Juncadella was fifth quickest for Williams. “In the end, we couldn't complete our full program, but I think we had some good runs this afternoon,” said the DTM racer. “I was happy with the balance of the car and it was good to try the new tires. Physically I feel good, it was just quite warm today but as I'm used to closed cars in DTM I can't complain really.\" Also in action were Johnny Cecotto (Toro Rosso), Robin Frijns (Sauber), Nicolas Prost (Lotus) and Davide Rigon (Ferrari). Alex Rossi logged some more miles for Caterham, while Cypriot Tio Ellinas made history with Marussia as the first driver from his country to test an F1 car. Later, Chilton's mileage in the same car was restricted by an ECU problem. Formula One Young Drivers Test -- Silverstone Pos Driver Team Time Laps 1. Kevin Magnussen McLaren 1:33.602 100 Laps 2. Paul di Resta Force India 1:33.774 58 3. Antonio Felix da Costa Red Bull 1:33.821 82 4. James Calado Force India 1:33.986 27 5. Daniel Juncadella Williams 1:34.098 55 6. Johnny Cecotto Toro Rosso 1:34.193 75 7. Robin Frijns Sauber 1:34.236 72 8. Nicolas Prost Lotus 1:34.810 72 9. Davide Rigon Ferrari 1:34.874 76 10. Alexander Rossi Caterham 1:35.651 69 11. Tio Ellinas Marussia 1:36.676 36 12. Max Chilton Marussia 1:38.347 27"
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