Mercedes confirms test schedule – Pitpass.com

Mercedes has lastly confirmed its schedule for the pre-season take a look at in Bahrain.

With simply three days of working, and the opening race only a week away, monitor time will likely be essential, and at the least there isn’t a worry of the Climate Gods inflicting issues, until they decide to make issues fascinating by blowing some sand on to the monitor.

With 25.5 hours of working unfold over the three days, the assorted take a look at and reserve drivers will likely be restricted to simulator work, although at Aston Martin Felipe Drugovich will likely be in motion as he stands in for the injured Lance Stroll.

Because it stands, the teenager is just scheduled to drive on Thursday morning, with the Silverstone-based outfit but to substantiate its plans for the remaining two days.

Aston Martin apart, all of the groups have now confirmed their schedules for all the take a look at, bar Ferrari, which has solely given particulars on Thursday’s programme, whereas late on Wednesday afternoon Mercedes introduced its schedule.

Testing runs from 10:00 – 14:00 (07:00 – 11:00 GMT) every morning and 15:00 – 19:30 (12:00 – 16:30 GMT) within the afternoon.