Bojan Vrbnjak
Private testing with current race cars are in Formulas 1 prohibited. That's why it's days ago Mercedes tested for two days with a race car W09 from the season 2018. The team Racing Point however, will perform next week with current race car RP20 - nicknamed pink Mercedes.
You're probably wondering how is this possibleif they are tested with racing cars year 2020 prohibited? The explanation lies in the fact that the team will benefit from one of its so-called filming days. Each team is entitled to two such days per year. However, they are ordered these days strict rules, which is why we can hardly call it testing. So it can be transported per day maximum 100 kilometers. For comparison: on an official test day, some teams even cover a distance of up to 800 kilometers. On top of that, they can only be used special tires.
Racing Point has used his first movie day already February in Barcelona. Otherwise with the team Lawrence Stroll it doesn't work - as was the case with Mercedes - to work on a race car. It serves much better racersto get used to theirs again work tool. And it is also very important for the team. Because team members will have to v. Before the inaugural race Austria get used to the new safety provisions related to coronavirus, and get used to wearing protective masks.
Also Ferrari to that end, before leaving for Spielberg on the home track in Fioran passed a test day with an older race car. Here, however, the exact details are not yet known.
