Formula 1 teams have reportedly agreed to massively cut pre and in-season testing for the 2020 season.
Recently teams have conducted eight days of pre-season testing split across two tests and have had between two and three in-season tests, however from next season this will be reduced by more than half, with the in-season tests scrapped entirely.
Pre-season testing will be cut to six days, with two three-day tests on February 19-21 and 26-28.
There will however be one additional day added to the post-season test in Abu Dhabi, where teams will get to try out Pirelli's 18-inch 2021 tyres using mule cars. This test is usually two days, but will now be three with two of those days reserved for 'young drivers'.
All ten teams reportedly backed the proposal, with Haas team boss Guenther Steiner saying it's a good idea which ten years ago wouldn't have been possible.
"Less testing, we all agreed on it, we all think it's a good idea," he said. "If you would have asked 10 years ago doing six days a year was workable, I would say it's impossible.
"Now it's possible. We've gone from eight days pre-season and four days in-season to six days and no days. We will survive."
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