Mercedes are to receive date from Pirelli following the Young Driver Test at Silverstone this week, despite the team being banned from actually taking part.The Brackley-based squad was prevented from participating after carrying out a tyre test with Pirelli in Spain earlier this year, with than ban remaining in place despite the fact that teams will now test revised tyres this week.Changes to the regulations have allowed teams to field their race drivers to conduct tyre work during the three-day test in preparation for the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest, with Pirelli set to introduce new tyres combining the construction of the 2012 rubber with the compounds seen this year.While Mercedes...
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