February 22, 2016 in Motorsport

Productive opening day for Mercedes

As Lewis Hamilton racks up the mileage in the new Mercedes-Benz F1 W07 Hybrid Silver Arrow

Date: Monday 22 February 2016

Circuit: Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya

Driver: Lewis Hamilton

Laps Completed: 156

Circuit Length: 4.655 km Distance Covered: 726 km

Best Lap Time: 1:25.409

Conditions: Damp, overcast start, drying quickly (AM). Clear, dry, mild (PM)

MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS kicked off the first pre-season test of the 2016 season today at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, with Lewis Hamilton at the wheel of the Mercedes-Benz F1 W07 Hybrid.

• Lewis emerged for his first run as the track opened at 09:00, completing 66 laps before the hour-

long lunch break at 13:00 and a further 90 laps before the flag dropped at 18:00

• Today’s programme focused on accumulating mileage with the new F1 W07 Hybrid, including setup

evaluation and assessment of the 2016 Pirelli tyres

• Mercedes-Benz Power Units today completed a total of 1,620 km.

• Mercedes-Benz Junior Driver Pascal Wehrlein made his track debut with Manor Racing today,

completing 54 laps (251 km)

• Nico Rosberg will take the wheel of the F1 W07 Hybrid tomorrow for the second day of pre-season testing in Barcelona

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