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F1 relaxes in-season test ban
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December 8, 2011, Thursday
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FORMULA One's ban on testing during the season will be relaxed next year with teams allowed one test, the governing FIA said yesterday.
"One three-day test will be carried out during the season, formerly there were none," the International Automobile Federation said in a statement detailing rule changes after a meeting of its World Motor Sport Council in New Delhi, India.
Teams were allowed to carry out one test in Abu Dhabi this year but only with young drivers or those with limited or no race experience.
The change would appear to allow testing by race drivers, something that teams such as Ferrari has increasingly lobbied for.
The test ban was introduced in 2009 as part of efforts to cut soaring costs in the sport at a time of global economic difficulty.
Teams had previously spent fortunes testing, putting in many more laps at empty circuits than during race weekends, in pursuit of often infinitesimal gains.
Drivers were warned that they would no longer be allowed to take short cuts on the track, such as cutting a chicane to save fuel on reconnaissance or slowing down laps, without a 'justifiable reason'.
"One three-day test will be carried out during the season, formerly there were none," the International Automobile Federation said in a statement detailing rule changes after a meeting of its World Motor Sport Council in New Delhi, India.
Teams were allowed to carry out one test in Abu Dhabi this year but only with young drivers or those with limited or no race experience.
The change would appear to allow testing by race drivers, something that teams such as Ferrari has increasingly lobbied for.
The test ban was introduced in 2009 as part of efforts to cut soaring costs in the sport at a time of global economic difficulty.
Teams had previously spent fortunes testing, putting in many more laps at empty circuits than during race weekends, in pursuit of often infinitesimal gains.
Drivers were warned that they would no longer be allowed to take short cuts on the track, such as cutting a chicane to save fuel on reconnaissance or slowing down laps, without a 'justifiable reason'.
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