Ferrari last week wrote to the other nine Formula One teams and the FIA requesting Schumacher be granted a day at the wheel of the F60 ahead of his return to racing at the European Grand Prix in Valencia on August 23 in the absence of the injured Massa.
Under current regulations in-season testing is banned, but with Schumacher barely turning a wheel in anger since retiring Ferrari were hoping for leniency.
Out of courtesy, the other seven members of the Formula One Teams’ Association – McLaren, Renault, Toyota, BMW Sauber, Brawn GP, Red Bull Racing and Toro Rosso – gave Schumacher and Ferrari the green light.
“Any form of in-season circuit testing is strictly prohibited, a regulation clearly laid out by the FIA and adhered to by all of the teams,” said Williams in a statement.
“It was for this reason Alguersuari, who drove an F1 car for the first time in Hungary, did not have the opportunity to familiarise himself with the Toro Rosso before his debut.
“Williams sees no distinction between Alguersuari’s situation and Schumacher’s.”
