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McLaren unable to test before opening race

Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris won't be able to drive a two-year-old car to prepare for the upcoming season, McLaren has confirmed. Mercedes has already confirmed that their drivers will be driving the team's 2018 cars for two days at Silverstone. Although they've yet to confirm a date or location, Ferrari look set to follow suit. Old cars are being used as regulations forbid teams from using their 2020 machines. Speaking to Sky Sports' F1 show, McLaren's Team Principal, Andrea Seidl, stated that, due to engine changes, the British team are unable to do the same. 'On the driver side, unfortunately we don’t have this possibility of having a car that is two years old that we could operate...
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