The Mercedes Formula 1 team has been reprimanded and suspended from next month’s Young Driver Test.
After Thursday’s day-long hearing, the decision was taken by the FIA on Friday as a punishment for the Brackley based team after it conducted a secret Pirelli tire test with its 2013 car at the Barcelona circuit last month.
Pirelli also faced reprimands for its actions.
Autosport reported that the Mercedes’ team legal representative, Paul Harris, stated in the closing stages of the hearing, that if the team was found guilty, then the reprimand and band were appropriate punishments.
"The young driver test is a three-day test, and it is a car test over which teams have full control and teams know everything about the tires and cars,” Harris reportedly said.
"If we are in this territory then it is open to the International Tribunal to impose exclusions from events that are under FIA jurisdiction, and the young driver test is that."
The Young Driver Test is to take place on 17-19 of July at Silverstone.
Mercedes’ reserves, GP2 driver Sam Bird, and DTM driver, Daniel Juncadella were expected to run at the test.
In a press release, the FIA stated: "The FIA wishes that lessons are learnt from this case and from the decision handed down. To this end, the FIA will make sure, in association with all F1 teams, that its control of the testings is strengthened."
After Thursday’s day-long hearing, the decision was taken by the FIA on Friday as a punishment for the Brackley based team after it conducted a secret Pirelli tire test with its 2013 car at the Barcelona circuit last month.
Pirelli also faced reprimands for its actions.
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| Pirelli-Mercedes FIA hearings. (Photo: WRi2) |
Autosport reported that the Mercedes’ team legal representative, Paul Harris, stated in the closing stages of the hearing, that if the team was found guilty, then the reprimand and band were appropriate punishments.
"The young driver test is a three-day test, and it is a car test over which teams have full control and teams know everything about the tires and cars,” Harris reportedly said.
"If we are in this territory then it is open to the International Tribunal to impose exclusions from events that are under FIA jurisdiction, and the young driver test is that."
The Young Driver Test is to take place on 17-19 of July at Silverstone.
Mercedes’ reserves, GP2 driver Sam Bird, and DTM driver, Daniel Juncadella were expected to run at the test.
In a press release, the FIA stated: "The FIA wishes that lessons are learnt from this case and from the decision handed down. To this end, the FIA will make sure, in association with all F1 teams, that its control of the testings is strengthened."