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Rival teams not asked about ‘secret' Mercedes test
By Editor on Tuesday, May 28, 2013 The furore over Mercedes' secret Pirelli test looks set to deepen, as rival teams claim they were not informed by F1′s tyre supplier.
As it refused to rule out 'penalties', the FIA said Pirelli and Mercedes would have got the green light for the test 'provided every team' was also offered the same opportunity.
It has emerged Ferrari did a secret test for Pirelli before Barcelona with a 2011 car, with Pedro de la Rosa at the wheel.
And Red Bull confirmed it was asked about conducting a test for Pirelli, 'but we very clearly said no,' Dr Helmut Marko told Austrian television Servus TV.
'In our opinion, such a test is not covered by the regulations. It...
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