The Artist.....
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Ooh, eck, a row's brewing over Mercedes tyre testing in the fortnight between Barcelona and Monaco..... http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/22672228
This could get messy!
This could get messy!
Mercedes and Ferrari in 'secret' Pirelli tyre tests
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snowy
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Pirelli gives Mercedes a very large loaded gun and without giving it a moments thought Merc shoot themselves head! 
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/107671
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/107671
The Artist.....
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snowy
Also here http://cliptheapex.com/threads/mercedes.3367/page-40#post-199661
To be honest, if you were a team owner and the tyre manufacturer gives you a way to have an illicit test, wouldn't you grasp it with both hands?
Also here http://cliptheapex.com/threads/mercedes.3367/page-40#post-199661
To be honest, if you were a team owner and the tyre manufacturer gives you a way to have an illicit test, wouldn't you grasp it with both hands?
snowy
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The only thing that will save any credibility for Mercedes in this affair is the fact that it is impossible to hide a 1000km tyre test in Barcelona. All the other teams must have known it was happening... don't you think?
Either that or F1 teams are even more stupid than I have already given them credit for.
Either that or F1 teams are even more stupid than I have already given them credit for.
I am not so sure. Unless the team have people at Brackley and/or Barcelona. Also interesting that the motorsport press were unaware, and they have likely more sources than rival teams.
Interesting point that this raises however, is how do the FIA make sure that no testing is going on anywhere? could Ferrari not create an extra car, and ship it off to a secret location somewhere to do some testing? How can that be monitored if the team in question does not want it to be?
Interesting point that this raises however, is how do the FIA make sure that no testing is going on anywhere? could Ferrari not create an extra car, and ship it off to a secret location somewhere to do some testing? How can that be monitored if the team in question does not want it to be?
Well, the FIA knew about it according to the article and it was given the go ahead. I think this is hilarious, how the hell have they managed to pull that one out the bag, it's ridiculous! Sneaky buggers 
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Yet another farcical F1 situation.
The regulations apparently permit it, yet in-season testing is banned.
How can that be?
Whichever way you look at it, one team has had an additional 1000km of time on the tyres, not to mention they could also have used the time to check aero and all sorts of other stuff.
I can see this one going all the way with Mercedes ultimately being excluded.
The regulations apparently permit it, yet in-season testing is banned.
How can that be?
Whichever way you look at it, one team has had an additional 1000km of time on the tyres, not to mention they could also have used the time to check aero and all sorts of other stuff.
I can see this one going all the way with Mercedes ultimately being excluded.
Is it a case of Pirelli either using different teams each season or using the team more likely to provide varying results from the new/old tyres.
Jos the Boss
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If Pirelli now use every other team for these tests, would that make everything fair?
Niki just said on sky they had permission from the FIA. It is permitted in the rules.
Why Barcelona? Secrecy is obviously the issue here as another team managed a test earlier without any protests. Why not use Paul Ricard for testing? Logistically it is in a very convenient place between Barcelona & Monaco.
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