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Formula 1 testing to get February start

Formula 1 teams have agreed to bring forward the first 2016 test in Barcelona by one week, Motorsport.com can reveal, as a response to the revised calendar issued by the FIA. The original plan had been for the first test to take place from March 1, with the season opener having been set for Australia on April 3. But with Bernie Ecclestone having elected for a calendar reshuffle to bring forward the Melbourne event by a fortnight to March 20, the teams have had to respond. February launches It has been agreed that the first test will now take place in Barcelona on February 22-25, a week earlier than before. The second test will take the dates that had been first proposed for the opening run...
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