Ricciardo and Norris to shakedown McLaren’s 2021 F1 car at Silverstone

Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris will complete shakedown tests of McLaren's MCL35M 2021 F1 car this week at Silverstone. 
Ricciardo and Norris to shakedown McLaren’s 2021 F1 car at Silverstone

Daniel Ricciardo is set to get his first taste driving McLaren’s 2021 Formula 1 car on Tuesday&nb💖sp;as the team conducts a pair of filming days at Silverstone this week. 

Both new signing Ricciardo and teammate Lando Norris will split driving 🐻responsibilities behind the wheel of McLaren’s 2021 challenger - the MCL35M - which was officially launched on Monday evening at the team’s Woking headquarters.

Under F1’s regulations, teams are permitted to complete two filming days per season of 100km each - equivalent to 1🐈7 laps of Silverstone - and are not allowed to undertake any further running with their current cars through the season due to strict restrictions on testing.

wuqian0821.com understands that McL🌺aren has decided to carry out both its promotional filming days this week at Silv🔯erstone with the first taking place on Tuesday.

Despite the limited mileage permitted, the pair of shakedowns at the British Grand Prix venue will provide McLaren with a valu🗹able chance to test out its new ca♛r for the first time on a real-world track ahead of pre-season testing in Bahrain, which takes place in four weeks’ time between 12-14 March.

It will provide both drivers the chance to get some early experience of the team’s Mercedes power unit following McLaren’s switch of engine supp﷽lier, as well as giving Ricciardo his first run out in his new car for the upcoming season.

Having moved from Renault in the off-season, Ricciardo ha𓆏s not yet been able to drive a McLaren F1 car ahead of the new campaign and is set to only get the equi🍌valent of 1.5 days behind the wheel of the MCL35M in pre-season testing.

Pre-season testing this year has been cut back to just a single, three-day event in Bahrain in order to further save costs amid theও significanꦓt carryover of car design from last season into this one.

“It’s great to have finally joined the team after what feels like an agꦉe since we confirmed it last May,” Ricciardo said at McLaren’s launch. “I’m thrilled to be a McLaren driver and super-keen to ♉get started.

“McLaren has been on an awesome journey over the last few years, and I’m looking forward to helping the team maintain this positive momentum. I’ve been spending ꩵthe last few weeks here in the UK getting fully integrated into the tea📖m so that we’re as prepared as possible for the start of the season.

“I’ve had such a warm welcome from everyone I’ve met and there’s a real sense of unity and focus around the f💯actory and a lot of excitement.

“Going into this new season in Formula 1, I’m feeling excited and motivated to give it my absolute all. I thi🔯nk my determ🔯ination to perform has only grown as I’ve gained more experience and I’m looking forward to getting this next chapter in my career started.”

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