Mercedes will launch its 2015 car on the first day of the opening pre-season test in Jerez on February 1st, the team confirmed on Monday.
Whilst some of its biggest rivals will launch a few days before the test, with McLaren and Ferrari confirming online launches, Mercedes will roll the W06 out of their garage on the morning of the test.
The championship winning team will also share photos and information about the car on social media.
Nico Rosberg will be the first behind the wheel before handing it over to Lewis Hamilton on day two. Rosberg will then drive on day three and Hamilton day four – the opposite of 2014.
Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff thanked the teams in the UK and Germany for their hard work in getting the W06 to where it is.
“The workload this winter has been as great as ever,” he said. “Where last year we were preparing for an all-new formula of racing, we are now faced with the big challenge of making the next step in our development. We know that we went into the winter with a target on our backs for the other teams – and we are certain that our rivals will be competitive from the opening race in Melbourne. So we have to focus on every detail if we want to build any advantage this year and that is what we have done.
“This is an exciting time of year as our collective efforts all come together in the new car. Everybody in Brackley, Brixworth and Stuttgart has put a great amount of effort into creating the latest Silver Arrow and I thank them for their efforts so far. We are excited to see how the car performs when it begins running.”
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