on 11 november 2010, ricciardo was confirmed as the single driver to represent red bull racing at the end-of-season young drivers test at the yas marina circuit, on 16–17 november. at the announcement, he commented, "i can't wait to get another crack at driving red bull racing's amazing formula one car." ricciardo continued to show his one-lap prowess and dominated the event, with his fastest lap being 1.3 seconds faster than world champion sebastian vettel's qualifying lap the saturday before.