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Blundell: F1 needs to rethink testing rules to help young drivers
Former Formula 1 driver Mark Blundell believes strict rules surrounding on-track testing need to be reconsidered to assist younger drivers transitioning from junior championships. During the early part of his F1 career, when testing was not bound by sporting regulations, Blundell spent an extensive amount of time in the cockpit for Williams developing new technology away from race weekends. He would later do similar work for McLaren. Currently, teams are not allowed to run current cars outside of a race weekend unless it is done so on a permitted ‘filming day' which allows them only 100km of running on demonstration tyres from Pirelli. Testing has been steadily reduced over the past...
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