Struggling Sauber to miss Barcelona F1 test


Formula One - Russian Grand Prix - Sochi, Russia - 1/5/16 - Sauber Formula One driver Felipe Nasr of Brazil drives during the Russian Grand Prix. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

LONDON (Reuters) - Sauber will not take part in Formula One's first in-season test in Barcelona after next week's Spanish Grand Prix, the financially struggling Swiss team said on Tuesday.

Sauber cited two main reasons for the decision in an announcement on Twitter -- the absence of car updates and the lack of a test driver who meets the requirements.

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