June 5th, 2013 (F1plus).- A proposal by Ferrari to ease F1's strict testing limits was voted down in Monaco. The Italian team, the owner of the Mugello and Fiorano circuits, proposed that teams be allowed to trade wind tunnel hours, straightline testing and promotional days in exchange for more actual circuit testing. But Germany's Auto Motor und Sport claims the proposal was narrowly defeated in a vote. Rumours of Ferrari's proposal were soon deafened by the controversy about Mercedes' 'secret' Barcelona test, about which Ferrari and Red Bull protested. But Ferrari is also being probed for its own Pirelli tyre test, also run at Barcelona but with a 2011 car and Pedro de la Rosa at the...
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