Abu Dhabi test: Even a rookie can dominate in the superior Mercedes F1 car

It is so superior, even your grandmother could win in the Mercedes F1 car

Proving that even a grandmother could probably win in the Mercedes F1 car, reserve driver Pascal Wehrlein set the pace on the final day of F1 testing for 2014 in Abu Dhabi a good 1/2-second faster than all the other pretenders.

Meanwhile Honda is learning just how ridiculously over complicated the new F1 engine technology is. The McLaren-Honda's development car spent most of Tuesday and Wednesday in the garage as the Woking team and its Japanese engine partner fixed a new electrical problem on the car.

McLaren test driver Stoffel Vandoorne did venture out late in the afternoon, but the McLaren soon came back to the pits on a truck, having completed an installation lap before hitting trouble on lap two. It was egg on the face for the Japanese.

Pascal Wehrlein
I really enjoyed today; it was a great day. The first time in this car and the second time in a Formula One car; I had a lot of fun. We completed our planned test program and there were no problems. The change between a DTM car and a Formula One car is a big difference, so this was the biggest challenge today, particularly with the brakes. It's a fantastic racing car; it's good to see myself quickest but at the end of the day it doesn't matter as everyone has a different test program. The important thing was that I was able to improve a lot during the day and complete the full test program. I've been in the simulator since the beginning of the year and I enjoy the work there, so I hope to continue that in 2015 to be able to learn even more. This test will certainly help with the feedback there too.

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