Mercedes have asked the FIA for permission to partake in the upcoming Young Driver Test turned tyre test at Silverstone later this month, despite having been banned from doing so as punishment for their private test with Pirelli.
Whilst Ross Brawn says it’s unlikely they’ll get to run over the three-days, Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff is hopeful of a one-day reprieve on safety grounds.
“When it is about safety it would be good if all teams are clear whether they [the tyres] work on their cars,” he told Autosport. “But it is up to the FIA to decide.
“Safety is the priority for the FIA and I am sure they would safeguard that it is the same for everybody.”
He believes because the situation has now changed, with the test allowing young drivers and current ones because of the new tyres, they should be allowed to gather some data to go by when it comes to Hungary where the new tyres will debut.
