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The only catch is everyone has to let Alonso be fastest.
The only catch is everyone has to let Alonso be fastest.
Well McLaren certainly know about that. They're still picking up scattered toys from around his old pram in Woking HQ...
The only catch is everyone has to let Alonso be fastest.
Well McLaren certainly know about that. They're still picking up scattered toys from around his old pram in Woking HQ...
Do they still have his old photocopyer? You know, the one Alonso knows nothing about.
F1 team have picked Mugello for 2012's new mid-season test.
Source: AutosportFormula 1 testing will return to Mugello next year after teams provisionally agreed for their in-season run to take place at the Italian track, AUTOSPORT can reveal.
The Formula One Teams' Association (FOTA) met on Sunday morning to discuss the venue for the single in-season test that outfits have been looking at slotting in.
Silverstone, Barcelona and Jerez were all discussed as possibilities, but high level sources have revealed that in the end it was decided that Mugello would be the best option. It is understood that some of the smaller teams are still lobbying to try and have the test at the UK venue, though the decision is thought to have been made.
The current plan is for the Mugello test to take place in the first week of May, between the final flyaway race at the start of the 2012 campaign and the first event in Europe, which is scheduled to take place in Spain on May 13.
It is understood that Mugello became the preferred option because as well as providing good quality facilities and a venue that is valuable for aerodynamic performance, Ferrari (which owns the circuit) was willing to help host the test - so it would not become too expensive for the teams.
The agreement of the Mugello test plan means that teams are now settled on their pre-season testing plans too - with 2012 running commencing at Jerez on February 7. Two further pre-season tests will take place at Barcelona from February 21-24 and March 1-4.
F1 teams are also seeking a slight tweak to the 2012 schedule, requesting that the Indian and Chinese GPs swap places on the calendar to help with the travel of freight for the opening four races of the campaign.
F1 team have picked Mugello for 2012's new mid-season test.
Source: AutosportFormula 1 testing will return to Mugello next year after teams provisionally agreed for their in-season run to take place at the Italian track, AUTOSPORT can reveal.
The Formula One Teams' Association (FOTA) met on Sunday morning to discuss the venue for the single in-season test that outfits have been looking at slotting in.
Silverstone, Barcelona and Jerez were all discussed as possibilities, but high level sources have revealed that in the end it was decided that Mugello would be the best option. It is understood that some of the smaller teams are still lobbying to try and have the test at the UK venue, though the decision is thought to have been made.
The current plan is for the Mugello test to take place in the first week of May, between the final flyaway race at the start of the 2012 campaign and the first event in Europe, which is scheduled to take place in Spain on May 13.
It is understood that Mugello became the preferred option because as well as providing good quality facilities and a venue that is valuable for aerodynamic performance, Ferrari (which owns the circuit) was willing to help host the test - so it would not become too expensive for the teams.
The agreement of the Mugello test plan means that teams are now settled on their pre-season testing plans too - with 2012 running commencing at Jerez on February 7. Two further pre-season tests will take place at Barcelona from February 21-24 and March 1-4.
F1 teams are also seeking a slight tweak to the 2012 schedule, requesting that the Indian and Chinese GPs swap places on the calendar to help with the travel of freight for the opening four races of the campaign.
Ferrari doing something nice for others???
Formula 1 teams have now officially signed off next year's testing plans, AUTOSPORT has learned, confirming that Mugello will host the single 2012 in-season test next May.
Over the course of the Italian Grand Prix weekend, every team principal has given his approval to a 2012 Testing Agreement, which commits teams to three pre-season tests and one that will take place at Mugello after the first flyaway events
Under the terms of the agreement, 2012 testing will commence at Jerez in Spain on February 7-9, with two further tests taking place in Barcelona from February 21-24 and March 1-4.
Then, following a push by FIA president Jean Todt to get in-season testing back, teams have agreed that a fourth test will take place in the gap between the Bahrain Grand Prix on April 22 and the Spanish GP on May 13.
The Mugello test, which is being hosted at the Ferrari-owned venue, will then take place from May 1 - giving teams a good opportunity to evaluate car developments following the first four races.
Mugello last hosted a Formula 1 test in January 2009 when Felipe Massa conducted the first test of Ferrari's new car.
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