Red Bull and Mercedes disagree over Pirelli tyre testing

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Mercedes’ Niki Lauda has urged Pirelli to move their pre-season 2017 tyre testing to Bahrain instead of Barcelona, something which Red Bull boss Christian Horner opposes.

Lauda insisted that it will help Pirelli if testing is done in warm and dry weather, something Bahrain offers, as he thinks it won’t be worth their while to lose days due to rain in Barcelona.

“We should all be trying to help Pirelli because we need warm weather,” Mercedes boss Niki he told Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport.

“I do not want to lose a few days with rain in Barcelona with the brand new …

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