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Mercedes had Portimao test planned before rule tweak

Mercedes had planned to carry out running at Portimão, ahead of the Portuguese Grand Prix, prior to the decision to outlaw testing at Formula 1’s new or returning 2020 venues. Formula 1’s calendar has been drastically altered on account of the Covid-19 pandemic, with half of the events cancelled, and several new or historic tracks joining the championship. Mugello and Portimão have never held grands prix while the Nurburgring and Imola have not been on the calendar in Formula 1’s hybrid era. Under Formula 1 regulations teams are permitted to carry out two filming days per season – with running restricted to 100km on promotional tyres – and are also allowed private tests with...
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