Formula 1 is braced for today's FIA Tribunal in Paris where Mercedes stand accused of breaking strict testing rules.Mercedes provided their 2013 car, along with drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, for Pirelli's use at a private tyre test at the Barcelona circuit after the Spanish Grand Prix and ahead of Monaco. Article 22.1 of F1's Sporting Regulations states: 'Track testing shall be considered any track running time not part of an Event undertaken by a competitor entered in the Championship, using cars which conform substantially with the current Formula One Technical Regulations in addition to those from the previous or subsequent year.' Mercedes and Pirelli have, though, insisted...
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