Mercedes have elected against holding a launch event for their 2025 F1 challenger in a break from tradition, wu𝔍qian0821.com has learned.

In previous years Mercedes have presented their new F1 car at Silverstone before conducting a shakedown run and filmin🎃g day ahead of pre-season testing.

However, Mercedes have decided against doing so in 2025, meaning the post-168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton era will begin without an official launch.

Mercedes’ W16 challenger will break cover for the first time when the Silver Arrows  use one of their filming days at the Bahrain International Circuit on 25 February, with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell and rookie 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Andrea Kimi Antonelli sharing driving duties.

That will take place a day before pre-seasonꦦ te🔜sting gets underway between 26-28 February in Bahrain.

Barring 2021, Mercedes have staged a launch-styl🎀e event at Silverstone since 2017.

While the W16 it𒀰self will not emerge for the first time until late Fꦦebruary, Mercedes will unveil their 2025 livery along with every other team at F1’s official season launch event on 18 February at London’s O2 Arena.

Hamilton’s ☂ne🌳w team Ferrari were the first to announce a 2025 car launch date.

The Scuderia will take the covers off their new car at the Fiorano test track in Maranello on 19 February, 🥀with the seven♓-time world champion and new teammate Charles Leclerc set to drive it for the first time.

Williams will present their new FW47 chalꦓlenger in a special one-off livery at Silverstone on 14 February.

Antonelli racks up testing miles

Meanwhile, Mercedes b🌃oss Toto Wolff has revealed that Antonelli has racked up “almost 9000 kilomet🐷res” in F1 cars prior to his debut this season.

The 18-year-old Formula 2 graduജate is replacing Hamilton at Mercedes🌺.

Antonelli has sampled several old Mercedes🔜 F1 cars at different circuits in the past 12 months to help prepare him for his rookie campaign.

The Italian completed his first test of the year on Wednesday at Jerez, where he drove Mercedes’ 2020 title-winning Wꦇ11 car in a camoflague livery.

Wolff has been keen to downplay expectations surrounding Antonelli, who crashed within minutes of his F1 prac💃tice debut at Monza last year.

“If you expect him to be on pole positꦜion in Melbourne, win the race and immediately compete for the championship, then the risk is high because that won’t happen,” Wolff said.

“If we take the approach that the boy is 18 years old,ꦜ very talented, but of course has to grow into it first and will make mistakes, then the risk is limited. That’s why we’re doing it. We see 2025 as a transition year and want t🌼o prepare him for 2026.”