The F1 teams have requested an extra pre-season test next year as the sport makes the switch to 1.6-litre turbocharged V6 engines. Under the current regulations there are only 12 days of testing scheduled, however, next season could see an additional four days added to give the teams the opportunity to run the new engines out on track for longer. "There is what looks like quite a mature proposal to have an additional test session which we are completely in favour of," Renault Sport F1 deputy managing director Rob White told Autosport. "I don't know what the format would be or where it would be, but we're of the assumption that it will be an additional session for all teams...
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