All of a sudden they want a tyre test...

[cameraman]

Imagine that...


Red Bull and Ferrari have proposed turning the upcoming Young Driver Test at Silverstone into a full blown tyre test with race drivers in order to help Pirelli find a solution to the issues it experienced at the British Grand Prix.

About time. :rolleyes:

[dando]

About time. :rolleyes:

It was mentioned during the broadcast that the teams turned down an offer to test by P. Post-race one of the teams was asked if the teams would come together to test, and a lukewarm reply followed. As stated in a previous post, both parties are @ fault in this debacle. :irked:

-Kevin

[cameraman]

Where is the clown car music when you need it?


The FIA is ready to allow Pirelli to use a 2013 Formula 1 car in its private tyre tests in a bid to overcome its recent problems, AUTOSPORT has learned.

Although the governing body took Mercedes to the International Tribunal for its running of a current car at Pirelli's post-Spanish Grand Prix test, it is understood that it is now prepared to ease testing restrictions on safety grounds.

Pirelli already has two private tests lined up - one at Paul Ricard next week and the other at Barcelona a fortnight later – which it is currently scheduled to do with its 2010 Renault test car.

[Insomniac]

Where is the clown car music when you need it?

Wasn't the Mercedes test using 2014 compounds anyway?

[cameraman]

Wasn't the Mercedes test using 2014 compounds anyway?

Yup.

[emjaya]

Full tyre test.


Bernie Ecclestone, F1's chief executive and commercial rights holder, and the FIA president, John Todt – hardly known for the closeness of their collaborations – have agreed to give the tyre supplier Pirelli permission to run three-day tests at Silverstone on 17-19 July in order to gain a deeper understanding of their troublesome rubber.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2013/jul/01/silverstone-kerbs-pirelli-lewis-hamilton

They should do what Moto-GP does and test the day after selected GPs.