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Race drivers allowed at Silverstone tyre test
The upcoming Young Driver Test has now been ditched in favour of a tyre test, of which a team's current race drivers can participate in. The FIA has written to the World Motor Sport Council for an immediate change to the regulations, allowing current drivers to partake in in-season testing. The emergency regulation change comes in light of the recent tyre failures which occurred during the British Grand Prix. Whilst the young driver aspect won't be ditched completely, teams may now call upon current drivers to ensure Pirelli gets sufficient feedback on its new tyres. However, if a team opts against running a 'rookie' driver, it cannot test new parts or collect telemetry which it can use to...
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