Shared Test Facilities

In Simple Terms

F1 teams can share expensive testing equipment like wind tunnels and dynamometers to reduce costs, and they can share how the equipment operates. However, each team keeps their own test results secret and can only use their own data. Teams must tell the FIA about any sharing arrangements.

• Teams may share physical test facilities and equipment operation methods
• Test results and data remain confidential to the team that created them
• All sharing arrangements must be declared to the FIA in advance
• Intellectual property in facility operation can be shared between teams