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Confirmed: These teams have filming day just before the Bahrain test
- Ludo van Denderen
Mercedes and Aston Martin have decided to begin the new season with a so-called filming day at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, a day before the pre-season test takes place in Bahrain. The two teams confirmed that to GPblog.
Teams are allowed a filming day twice a year. In these, 200 kilometres may be covered. These filming days are often used by the teams for a 'shakedown', the moment when the car goes out on track for the first time before the new season. This allows the teams to check whether everything is working properly prior to the pre-season test and to identify or even solve any problems immediately.
Aston Martin and Mercedes have decided to hold one of their two test days on the day before the pre-season test gets underway in Bahrain. Those test days are from 26 to 28 February, meaning both teams' filming days will be on 25 February.
Incidentally, Mercedes and Aston Martin will reveal the livery at the F1 75 event, on 18 February at the O2 Arena in London, as the competition will celebrate their 75th anniversary in 2025. The teams have agreed that this evening will mark the beginning of the upcoming F1 season, when the liveries of the cars will be revealed.
This article was written in collaboration with Kada Sárközi
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