Mercedes to access Pirelli test data at Silverstone

The Pirelli's findings of its new tyres at the young driver test will be made available to Mercedes despite it being banned from taking part.

The Formula One team is not allowed to run at Silverstone this week as punishment for illegal use of 2013 car during a Pirelli test, but Mercedes will have access to some data from the three days tests.

The motorsport director of Pirelli, Paul Hembery has agreed to share all the details with each team.

"The teams will have a very clear tyre test programme," said Hembery. "They have to run what we are telling them to run.

"Mercedes do have a lot of data from the tyre from last year in terms of the way it will affect aero and set-up.

"I think they would have benefited from being able to run.

"However, we give all the teams the same feedback [after the test]. We look at the same data, so they have all the same information."

Mercedes feels the 2012 and 2013 tests of the rubber in last year's Brazilian Grand Prix will help minimise any shortcomings with the tyres.

Mercedes boss Ross Brawn said: "We are looking at our experiences. We did some comparisons in Brazil between 2012 and 2013 tyres, so we are looking at all that data.

"We know the 2012 tyres from last year pretty well, and there are still 2012 wind tunnel tyres around.

"We are looking at it all to try to anticipate any effect [the new tyres] have.

"We don't expect the changes to be dramatic, but I think the construction changes are the ones that are going to be most significant.

"It doesn't help [missing the test] as we won't be trying the 2012 tyre on the [2013] car until we get to Hungary.

"It would have been nice to have an insight, but that is what we have to live with."