News Details

Mercedes to miss Paul Ricard tyre test

Mercedes has confirmed that they will miss their scheduled 18 inch tyre test at Paul Ricard next week. The World Champions were due to test the 18 inch tyres being developed by Pirelli for next season in the 2019 mule car. However, Mercedes will no longer run at Paul Ricard, due to be a wet weather test, because of concerns with the budget cap. Team Principal Toto Wolff explained: 'Yes, that's right. We are trying to make the budget cap which is not trivial. 'And we couldn't take the costs related to the tyre test and we wouldn't have been able to send our mechanics on such a long journey.' Formula 1 has introduced a budget cap for the 2021 season which will see the teams limited to a...
Full Story »
4y ago from FormulaSpy.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Mercedes missing tyre test due to budgetary concerns

Article To news overview © Mercedes Mercedes will miss an 18 inch tyre...
4y ago from RacingNews365.com

Kubica: A lot to learn with the new 18-inch tyres

Robert Kubica tried out the development 18-inch Pirelli tyres in two days...
4y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Grosjean's Mercedes test to go ahead despite French GP...

Romain Grosjean’s private test with Mercedes will still go ahead next...
4y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Mercedes confirm Grosjean test still going ahead

Romain Grosjean's Mercedes test at Paul Ricard is still going to take...
4y ago from PlanetF1.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Toprak Razgatlioglu backs Nicolo Bulega ahead of...

Former WorldSBK champion Toprak Razgatlioglu has shown his full support...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Kyle Kirkwood signs multi-year IndyCar extension with...

Andretti Global has announced that Kyle Kirkwood has signed an extension...

Colton Herta ‘would love to be back’ for another...

Colton Herta still has a desire to compete in next year’s Indianapolis...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

“You’ve got to look at them being the...

Former Manchester City star Joleon Lescott snubbed Arsenal while naming...
49m ago from SportsKeeda.com

Hincapie: Defensive 'beast' who 'broke the GPS'...

Independiente del Valle's coaching staff initially found the numbers hard...
19m ago from SkySports.com

Gary Neville predicts 'awkward' Arsenal result as he...

Manchester United legend Gary Neville has claimed that Arsenal will drop...
2h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Sunderland vs Arsenal Prediction and Betting Tips |...

Sunderland and Arsenal will battle for three points in a Premier League...
3h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Comments

Hottest News

F1: Marko credits Verstappen with Red Bull turnaround

According to Helmut Marko it isn't merely Max... Read More »
59m ago from Pitpass.com

Adrian Newey admits Aston Martin have nightmare trait he...

F1 design legend Adrian Newey has revealed the... Read More »
3h ago from GPFans.com

Former Ferrari driver dies aged 84

A former F1 driver who raced briefly with both... Read More »
2h ago from GPFans.com

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.