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Mercedes to miss Paul Ricard tyre test

Mercedes has confirmed that they will miss their scheduled 18 inch tyre test at Paul Ricard next week. The World Champions were due to test the 18 inch tyres being developed by Pirelli for next season in the 2019 mule car. However, Mercedes will no longer run at Paul Ricard, due to be a wet weather test, because of concerns with the budget cap. Team Principal Toto Wolff explained: 'Yes, that's right. We are trying to make the budget cap which is not trivial. 'And we couldn't take the costs related to the tyre test and we wouldn't have been able to send our mechanics on such a long journey.' Formula 1 has introduced a budget cap for the 2021 season which will see the teams limited to a...
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