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How did Mercedes rivals not know secret tyre test was happening?

27 May, 2013 Mercedes transporters did not leave Barcelona after the Spanish GP The real mystery about Pirelli's supposedly secret tyre test with Mercedes is why it took the rest of the Formula 1 world, including teams and media, so long to find out it actually happened straight after the Spanish GP in Barcelona. The shock revelation was the talk of the Monaco Grand Prix weekend, with Ferrari and champions Red Bull putting in protests that could see Mercedes end up in front of a governing FIA tribunal charged with breaking a ban on in-season testing. Secrets are hard to keep in the Formula One pit lane and paddock, accessible only by swiping a coveted pass through an electronic turnstile,...
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