Teams test despite ban.

Formula 1 may be in the middle of its three-week summer break and the test ban, but that hasn't stopped Renault from doing some additional checks ahead of the inaugural Europꦑean Grand Prix at Valencia.

The Regie took advantage of the rules, which permit teams to conduct short 𒉰shakedowns, providing they do not do more than 50 kilometres, to run at th🍌e Kemble Airfield in Gloucestershire this week.

According to reports in the British press, Renault fielded two cars at the facility, whi✤ch use to be the former home of the Red Arrows.

Fernando Alonso (ESP) Renault R28, Hungarian F1, Hungaroring, 1st-3rd, August, 2008
Fernando Alonso (ESP) Renault R28, Hungarian F1, Hungaroring, 1st-3rd, August, 2008
© Peter Fox

Formula 1 may be in the middle of its three-week summer break and the test ban, but that hasn't stopped Renault from doing some additional ch🤪ecks ahead of the inaugural European Grand Prix at Valencia.

The Regie took advantage of the rules, which permit teams to conduct short shakedowns, providing they do n🐲ot do more than 50 kilometres, to run at the Kemble Airfieldꦅ in Gloucestershire this week.

According to reports in the British press, Renault fielded two cars ꦡat the facility, which use to be the former home of the Red Arrows.

McLaren-Mercedes and Force India meanwhile were also apparently at Kemble last week conducting siꦍmilar shakedowns.

Formu🌜la 1 testing will now resume proper following the European Grand Prix, with Monza set to hold the next big group test, with running scheduled for three-days from August 27-29.

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