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Originally Posted by stracing
is testing banned immediately after the seaon is finished or does it begin in december.
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For 2001 the ban is in place immediately after the season finishes and is lifted at the end of december. This was put in place to cut costs but actually pushed them up, way up and so in 2002 it was scrapped [apparently] but i cant find the rules the govern post season testing on the FIA site or Formula1.com site so i guess if i cant find rules to govern it, then its up to the teams how they use the time...or im blind!
2002
The FIA revealed on Wednesday that the controversial post-season testing ban will be ditched for next year by declaring they will no longer limit the amount of testing carried out by the teams.
The teams demanded the introduction of a longer winter test ban last year in the interests of cutting overall costs, but it has since been discovered it would actually be far more costly to simulate testing.
Formula 1 team principals Craig Pollock, Frank Williams and Ron Dennis are all known to have been against the longer testing ban, with Pollock in particular calling for an immediate test-ban re-think.
The new rule that does not limit testing also means that the one-week testing ban prior to a race will be ditched and teams will be able to make full use of their test team resources throughout the year.
However, the testing ban will continue for this season, with only Toyota being able to test after the Japanese Grand Prix until they officially announce their entry into the F1 championship on November 15.
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