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Force India have pulled out of the first pre-season test, which starts at Spain's Jerez track on Sunday.

The team had said they would be unable to run their 2015 car at the four-day event but have now also cancelled plans to test new parts on last year's car.

A spokesman said the decision was taken on "efficiency grounds" because of the "limited learning opportunities".

Former F1 champion Michael Schumacher has left a Swiss hospital to continue his recovery at home, his manager says.

Sabine Kehm said in a statement that he had made "progress", but there was "a long and difficult road ahead".

Schumacher suffered a head injury in a skiing accident in France in December last year and was transferred to the Swiss hospital in June.

Schumacher's family said in June that he had come out of a medically induced coma to reduce swelling in his brain.