Or do they only practice in the simulator?

Also do reserve drivers get to drive real cars on the track? Or is it just the sim for them?

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    Teams are not allowed to drive their cars on track outside of a few set moments. There’s pre-season testing, a few days post-season, and that’s about it. Although a few weeks back there were extra tests for the new tires.

    It takes a few years (three, I believe) for cars to become freely available to teams. At promotional events you’ll see Red Bull drive a repainted 2019 car, for example.

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        1 year ago

        Yup! That’s also why it takes a while for rookies to get up to speed. F1 cars are not easy to drive and there’s little opportunity for practice

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    Teams are not allowed to do anything during the summer break. So everything closes down to make sure everyone gets at least a couple of weeks off during the year.

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      even aside from summer breaks the cars can’t really ever be driven outside of official GP sessions, with some very minimal exceptions.