With the calendar set to comprise 22 races next year, the most ever in the sport's history, in a bid to reduce team workloads there will be a reduction in testing. Pre-season testing, which in recent years has consisted of two lots of four days, will now comprise two lots of three days, meaning a loss of two days testing. The dates currently planned are February 19 to 21 and then from 26 to 28. However, the big surprise is that other than this, the teams have agreed to the scrapping of in-season testing, which in recent years has consisted of two days of running following specific Grands Prix. Though teams will now have to make more use of FP1 for testing parts, the lack of in-season...
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