Formula 1’s top teams are unlikely to field youngsters during the elongated first practice sessions in 2014, with team bosses expressing a preference to give their race drivers as much track time as possible. A meeting prior to the Singapore Grand Prix led to a provisional agreement to increase FP1 from its current 90 minute format to a duration of two hours. However, both Ross Brawn and Martin Whitmarsh say that the fierce competition amongst the sport’s front-runners means that giving their experienced drivers the chance to evaluate developments and gain meaningful data is more important than blooding in youngsters. "I think for us we'll still stick with race drivers," said...
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