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Bahrain test ‘a £400,000 minimum extra cost’

 XPB Images Force India deputy team principal Bob Fernley says he does not understand the reasons behind the pre-season testing row, adding a Bahrain test would be “a £400,000 minimum extra cost”. Pirelli wants to test in Bahrain in order to have warm, stable conditions throughout pre-season in which to evaluate its tyre compounds, with the tyres vastly different from previous years due to new regulations. While Mercedes has been vocal in support of the idea, many teams have offered resistance and Fernley says there has yet to be a compelling argument to go to the Middle East over Barcelona. “Certainly for us it’s a £400,000 minimum extra cost,” Fernley told F1i....
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