News Details

FIA issues Mercedes/Pirelli test statement

The FIA has issued a statement on the 'secret' tyre test which took place following the Spanish Grand Prix, resulting in an official protest by Red Bull and Ferrari in Monaco. Whilst Mercedes and Pirelli have claimed the test was run with the FIA's permission, the governing body has clarified its position on the matter, claiming it wasn't made aware of certain criteria which would have deemed the test legal. "At the beginning of May, the FIA was asked by Pirelli if it was possible for it to carry out some tyre development testing with a team, using a current car. Within the contract Pirelli has with the FIA as single supplier, there is provision for them to carry out up to 1000km of...
Full Story »
12y ago from TheF1Times.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Stewards refer Mercedes protest to FIA

The Monaco stewards have referred the protest against Mercedes, lodged by...
12y ago from TheF1Times.com

FIA: all teams should've had test chance

The FIA says it only sanctioned the use of a 2013 Formula 1 chassis at...
12y ago from AutoSport.com

FIA to rule on Mercedes tyre test row

Mercedes' alleged breach of the Formula 1 regulations with its secret...
12y ago from AutoSport.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Chip Ganassi Racing lands new sponsor for Kyffin...

Chip Ganassi Racing has announced a new sponsor for the team’s #8 entry...

IndyCar announces independent officiating system

The NTT IndyCar Series announced on Thursday that it will implement a new...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Yohan Rossel and Nikolay Gryazin spearhead Lancia’s...

Team Lancia Corse HF has announced the 2025 WRC2 championship runners-up...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Report: Arsenal are very interested in signing...

Arsenal have been linked with the move for the AC Milan goalkeeper Lorenzo...
6h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Another defensive injury increases January transfer...

Morning all. It's a bit mad to think that after spending so much during...
19h ago from Arseblog.com

Arsecast Extra Episode 671 – 15.12.2025

Welcome to another Arsecast Extra, the Arsenal podcast, with myself and...
1d ago from Arseblog.com

Comments

Hottest News

‘Don’t pretend you had better options': Zak Brown...

Zak Brown's speech directed at Oscar Piastri and... Read More »
5h ago from GPFans.com

F1 movie star 'offered' real-life F1 seat

Star of the F1 movie, Damson Idris, has revealed... Read More »
4h ago from GPFans.com

Max Verstappen in Mercedes test drive during F1 off-season

Four-time champion Max Verstappen took to the... Read More »
8h ago from GPFans.com

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.