Ferrari has moved to downplay the relevance of the tyre test it carried out on behalf of Pirelli earlier this season.Following the revelation that Mercedes had carried out a three-day test with the tyre supplier in Barcelona following the Spanish Grand Prix, it emerged that another team had also taken part in a test earlier in the year.However, while the main issue surrounding the Mercedes test is that it was carried out using the team's 2013 car, the earlier test – involving Ferrari – took place using a 2011-spec machine.That test was also not carried out by Ferrari's race team, but by Corse Clienti, the division of the Italian manufacturer that runs cars for private individuals over...
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