The new world champion Max Verstappen is now ready to hit the track with the new one Red Bull RB18, which will await him in view of the first pre-season tests scheduled from 23 to 25 February in Barcelona. However, even before this appointment, the Dutchman will anticipate the times by making one shakedown with the single-seater, in which he will also participate Sergio Perez. The Anglo-Austrian team will in fact be present on the circuit of Silverstone to complete the first 100 km made available by the FIA, within which the team will be able to carry out the very first technical checks, as well as film shoots. In these cases, moreover, the single-seaters will be fitted with a set of demonstration tires supplied by Pirelli.
The team principal himself confirmed this program Christian Horner, who thus explained the actual shakedown on the track located near the Milton Keynes headquarters, without however detecting any date for the tests: “We will do it as usual – stated a racingnews365.com – before going to Barcelona and Bahrain. Three days is not enough for a driver, especially when it comes to a new car. It is therefore a fairly intense program, but it will certainly make the first part of the season interesting, especially for the fans. “.
Of course it is shakedown will take place behind closed doors, precisely to allow the entire team to do their job without external shots that can reveal the technical details of the car. The latter, moreover, will then take to the track at Barcelona again in the absence of spectators in the stands. Finally, the second and last test session will take place on the circuit of Sakhir, in Bahrain, from 10 to 12 March, one week before the actual start of the world championship.
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