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Teams agree to in-season Bahrain test

The Formula 1 teams have agreed that pre-season testing with take place at the Barcelona circuit while Bahrain will host the first in-season outing. There has been some debate over the past few weeks about hosting one of the pre-season tests at the Sakhir circuit in Bahrain. Pirelli were in favour as they wanted warm weather as the teams adapted to the new wider tyres that will be used in 2017. However, not all the teams were in favour. This has led to a compromise whereby pre-season testing will take place in Spain but Bahrain will host the first in-season test. 'We had a meeting earlier with Bernie, a collective of all the teams to discuss winter testing,' revealed Red Bull team boss...
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