I'm really having quite a bit of difficulty wrapping my head around this "test".
If Pirelli have already decided on a plan of action going forward (post-Germany), which is to combine 2012 construction techniques with 2013 synthetic rubber compounds, then the aim of this oncoming test is not entirely clear. They are not searching for answers or direction, as they've already plotted their course.
I see this as a rather transparent attempt by the FIA to retroactively punish Mercedes for using their own delegates and lawyers against them. It also smacks of appeasement towards those that vociferously claimed foul play when it became clear they had been completely outfoxed and outwitted.
Perhaps most astoundingly, two teams that fought tooth and nail to ensure that Pirelli did not return to symmetrical Kevlar based tires earlier in the season were leading the charge to transform the YDT into what is essentially a Pre-Season test, as they will be evaluating an amalgamation of 2012/13 Pirelli's.
As disturbing as it may be, this "test" being run under the guise of safety is nothing more than the proverbial "settling of the score". If the FIA feel they need to compensate for a situation completely of their own making in Barcelona, then they should come up with something a little less obvious than this.
If Pirelli have already decided on a plan of action going forward (post-Germany), which is to combine 2012 construction techniques with 2013 synthetic rubber compounds, then the aim of this oncoming test is not entirely clear. They are not searching for answers or direction, as they've already plotted their course.
I see this as a rather transparent attempt by the FIA to retroactively punish Mercedes for using their own delegates and lawyers against them. It also smacks of appeasement towards those that vociferously claimed foul play when it became clear they had been completely outfoxed and outwitted.
Perhaps most astoundingly, two teams that fought tooth and nail to ensure that Pirelli did not return to symmetrical Kevlar based tires earlier in the season were leading the charge to transform the YDT into what is essentially a Pre-Season test, as they will be evaluating an amalgamation of 2012/13 Pirelli's.
As disturbing as it may be, this "test" being run under the guise of safety is nothing more than the proverbial "settling of the score". If the FIA feel they need to compensate for a situation completely of their own making in Barcelona, then they should come up with something a little less obvious than this.