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Wet wet wet

Pirelli has been pushing for more tyre testing over the last couple of years and finally got its wish at the end of 2015. Following one day of running in the heat of Abu Dhabi at the end of last year, Pirelli was back on track with Ferrari, McLaren and Red Bull at the Paul Ricard Circuit in France where the track can be artificially soaked by a sprinkler system.

Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.