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Only Red Bull teams stick with Abu Dhabi test plans(0) Red Bull’s two teams look set to test alone in Abu Dhabi later this season. Until recently, the now-traditional young drivers’ test – giving inexperienced drivers the chance to drive current F1 cars amid the sport’s strict testing limits – was scheduled to take place as per usual at the Yas Marina circuit in November. But those plans were reconsidered due to this year’s congested calendar. India takes place just one week before Abu Dhabi, the young driver test is scheduled for the week after and then the races in the US and Brazil happening back-to-back next. In the light of that arduous schedule, Reports in March said the teams were keener on having the young driver test at Silverstone. “It’s a long season as it is and there are a lot of back-to-back races this year, so it’s tough for them (the teams),” Abu Dhabi circuit boss Richard Cregan conceded. The German-language Speed Week reports in its May 2 edition that the majority of teams want to test instead at Silverstone, in July. But the magazine said Red Bull’s two teams – Red Bull Racing and Toro Rosso – are sticking with the original Abu Dhabi plan. The report also said other teams might cancel Silverstone at the last minute and join Red Bull in Abu Dhabi, should weather reports indicate the British weather would likely affect the July test. |
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Wet weekend expected for Hungarian GPComments Off A wet weekend of weather is forecast for the 2010 Hungarian grand prix. After rain intervened on many occasions during last weekend’s Hockenheim event, forecasters now expect the same sort of weather to feature at the Hungaroring, the twisty venue near Budapest that is set to stage its 25th consecutive formula one race. An official report by Ferrari on Wednesday indicated that rain is forecast for Friday, thunderstorms on Saturday and perhaps a drier day for the race. Another weather report backed the Italian team’s forecast, predicting a 50-50 probability of a dry race. The weather in the Hungarian capital is already rainy, and it is not expected to improve on Thursday, when the circus is due to hurriedly recongregate in the paddock just three clear days after the German grand prix. The Hungarian grand prix, staged in Mogyorod about 20 kilometres north of Budapest, is usually hot and dry. The FIA reports that no changes to the circuit have been made since 2009 “other than routine maintenance”. |
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