McLaren to conduct October test of 2014 Pirellis at COTA

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McLaren to conduct October test of 2014 Pirellis at COTA

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McLaren to conduct October test of 2014 Pirellis at COTA:

http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/form ... 64141.html

Google Translation:
McLaren test for Pirelli:

After Ferrari, Mercedes and Red Bull is now McLaren's turn. The team from Woking will conduct mid-October in Austin for a 2011 car with Pirelli tire testing. The competition fears that McLaren has benefited the U.S. GP.

Pirelli continues its tire testing. But this time, the Italian tire manufacturer is not going to Barcelona like Ferrari, Mercedes and Red Bull The next test will be held on 20th and 21 October instead with McLaren in Austin.

McLaren sets the rules according to a 2011 car. Pirelli bears the cost of the overseas trip. Pretty much effort for 1,000 kilometers in the service of the tire supplier.

What McLaren learns the tire test in Austin for the U.S. GP?
The date and the place has been taken by the competition. Only three weeks after the test tire, the GP USA will be held in Austin at the same location. Although McLaren with the MP4-26 of 2011 is underway and will 2014 Pirelli tires available, see some teams an advantage in competition for McLaren. One is reminded of the example of Ferrari. The troops from Maranello allowed three weeks before the Spanish GP with a 2011 car in Barcelona tires for Ferrari test. Prompt Fernando Alonso won the Spanish GP. Something you always learn, if only for the setup.
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"...and there, very much in flames, is Jacques Laffite's Ligier. That's obviously a turbo blaze, and of course, Laffite will be able to see that conflagration in his mirrors... he is coolly parking the car somewhere safe." Murray Walker, San Marino 1985

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What happened to big tyres thread? Every team that hates mid-season testing (RB, McLaren) and couldn't be bothered to do it before is trying to altruistically help Pirelli and not gain anything by testing tyres.

This is F1 at it's finest, meanwhile booing Vettel is controversial. Maybe this 2013 car Mercedes test wasn't that altruistic after all and Red Bull's outrage was real? If someone's gaining someone else is losing, let's see who can afford it: Mercedes, Ferrari, Red Bull and McLaren. Oh it's fine then, nothing to see here, move along, all the media friendly agendas together. Now what about this cost limits? Tell that to Red Bull's 100 000 pitstop jack :-) .

I see it's not allowed, why? They don't gain ANYTHING so what's the problem?

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...but then there's this:

Ted Kravitz @tedkravitz
A few #F1 news lines: McLaren tyre test pre-Austin cancelled, next yr's hot weather tests will be in Bahrain and Vet does not have tr ctrl!
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f1talks.pl
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@Austin_F1 @tedkravitz @joaoctm123 @TheFifthDriver FIA didn't give them green light to make the test.

&

Pirelli forced to abandon F1 Austin McLaren tyre test plan

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/110283
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Why is it that FIA decide that anything that involves McLaren they always try and punish them, Are McLaren going to gain that massively from testing next year's tyres? plus why does Horner choose to stick his nose in, your team and driver are dominating the championship but no you have to have your say on it. To say McLaren will gain an advantage about track condition's is a complete farce, by the time the gp is held there it might have rained etc. This in my opinion is all down to the Mercedes test that happened with pirelli earlier in the season.
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I'm guessing if they change the date for a COTA test to the week after the race, it would be approved. Likely any team that had tried this would have been denied.
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Sorry but when Ferrari did the pirelli test with the F150 in spain it was before the spanish gp. I remember that it was after the Bahrain gp. So if the teams are worried that McLaren gains an advantage so even ferrari did.

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gary123 wrote:Sorry but when Ferrari did the pirelli test with the F150 in spain it was before the spanish gp. I remember that it was after the Bahrain gp. So if the teams are worried that McLaren gains an advantage so even ferrari did.
Good point. Maybe that was clarified to the teams when Ferrari and Mercedes were called on the carpet.
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Looks like Aragon will be the venue for the Mclaren Pirelli test.

http://grandprix247.com/2013/10/04/arag ... tyre-test/
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Shouldn't McLaren get banned from some other testing for doing this?

/me ducks

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i thought there was no advantage running a 2 year old car, but now there is. f1 politics :roll: