Mercedes broke with its tradition and will not show its new car at Silverstone

The German team mercedes has decided to break one of the traditions it has adopted in recent years and, according to the Motorsport portal, the team will not show his car at Silverstoneas he has been doing for the past few years.

The new W16, driven by George Russell and debutant Andrea Kimi Antonelli, will be shown for the first time when Mercedes holds a filming day at the Bahrain International Circuit on February 25while pre-season testing will take place at the same track from February 26 to 28.

Previously, Mercedes unveiled its new F1 contenders at Silverstone, with each car revealed early in the morning before a day of filming took place. This has been the case since 2017, with a exception for W12 in 2021. “SIt always rains at Silverstone, so we decided we didn’t want to stand in the freezing rain anymore!». the Mercedes team manager joked, Toto Wolff.

«We will do the filming day on the Tuesday after the test in Bahrain. “It’s more representative and we’ll get better pictures than we’re likely to get at Silverstone,” explained the Mercedes CEO.

This time, the final launch will allow Mercedes to continue developing its machinery until the last moment. Four periods after the entry into force of the current technical regulations affecting the land, problems are more likely to arise during the initial run-in and the only pre-season test to be delayed.

however, The new Mercedes livery will be seen at the O2 Arena in London on February 18in the official presentation of the F1 season, commemorating the 75th anniversary of the world championship.

Furthermore, it is already known Ferrari opted for an online presentation on February 19and Aston Martin is expected to take a similar approach. In its part, Williams will unveil its new FW47 on Valentine’s Dayalthough with “exclusive decor.”