In a break with custom Mercedes is to take the wraps off its 2025 contender behind closed doorways.
With media entry denied, photos of the automotive and drivers, together with the related soundbites, shall be issued digitally on Monday 24 February.
Whereas the German staff has normally unveiled its automotive at Silverstone, revealing it within the morning earlier than taking to the monitor within the afternoon, the W16 will run its first laps on the Sakhir Circuit in Bahrain the next day, with the official pre-season take a look at getting underway the day after (Wednesday).
Aside from 2021 – within the midst of the pandemic – Mercedes has launched its automotive at Silverstone since 2017, the following shakedown permitting the staff to iron out any preliminary niggles.
Disadvantaged of the shakedown in 2021 when the automotive did lastly take to the monitor at pre-season testing it was beset with points, that means that Valtteri Bottas solely accomplished 6 laps earlier than handing over to teammate Lewis Hamilton.
It is believed that the automotive Mercedes will use on the official F1 season launch on the O2 in London would be the 2024 automotive however within the 2025 livery, a trick a lot of groups shall be using.
Although not confirmed, it is believed that a lot of groups have needed to rethink their launch schedules because of the logistics of the London occasion.
