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F1 teams divided over Bahrain preseason testing
Formula 1 teams are divided over next year's pre-season tests, with champions Mercedes keen on going to Bahrain but Williams and others opposed to leaving Europe on cost grounds. The 2017 sporting regulations state that no testing of current cars can take place on any track outside of Europe without the agreement of a majority of the teams and the governing FIA. While Barcelona has been scheduled for the two four-day tests in February and March, that could change. '(Tyre supplier) Pirelli have asked the FIA if they would support testing in Bahrain, which is outside Europe. So by regulation it requires a process to get there,' Mercedes technical head Paddy Lowe told reporters at the...
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