Mercedes will do the shooting day before the race in Bahrain

The team Mercedes will break the habit of presenting the race car and the first test in Silverstone. They will be one of two this year filming days exploited immediately after the end zimskih testing in Bahrain, on Tuesday, before the race on the same racetrack.

Mercedes W12 race car thus, the team leader will not be on the track until the start of the official tests, which will take place between 12 and 14 March, Toto wolff, however, confirmed that they will take advantage of the filming day on Tuesday, March 16, while the race at the same location is scheduled for March 28.

"It's always raining in Silverston, so we decided not to freeze in the rain again this year," he joked. “We will conduct the filming day during testing and the race in Bahrain, on Tuesday. We will get a clearer picture there than we would in Silverstone. ”

Testing has been shortened to just three days this year, with F1 teams wanting to cut costs, and in addition, this year's race cars are largely just upgrades to last year's. Last year, the teams had two three-day tests at their disposal, which took place two weeks apart.