The Sauber and Racing Bulls System 1 groups will kick off their 2025 campaigns with a multi-day take a look at in Imola this week.
As beforehand reported, Racing Bulls will head to the venue of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix for a three-day take a look at of a earlier automobile [TPC], with its 2025 racing drivers Yuki Tsunoda and debutant Isack Hadjar driving the 2023 AT04 from the group’s AlphaTauri days.
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After operating on Tuesday, the RB group will likely be joined on the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari by Sauber, which can wheel out its 2022 C44 automobile for its new driver pairing Nico Hulkenberg and F2 champion Gabriel Bortoleto.
Hulkenberg and debutant Bortoleto will take to the observe on Wednesday and Thursday, with the duo having already acquainted themselves with their new group at December’s Abu Dhabi post-season take a look at.
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From this 12 months, testing of a earlier automobile – a minimum of two years previous – is restricted to 1000km and 4 days for normal grand prix drivers because the FIA clamps down on groups utilizing the chance to run their older equipment to conduct testing related to their present growth, moderately than for coaching younger drivers as meant.
Rain is predicted on Wednesday and Thursday, which might derail operating however equally afford 2025 rookies Hadjar and Bortoleto some useful expertise of operating an F1 automobile within the moist.
Elsewhere in Italy, Lewis Hamilton made his first public Ferrari look on Monday as a part of an prolonged go to to Maranello to stand up to hurry along with his new squad.
Following loads of introductions and conferences, Hamilton began simulator work and a seat match earlier than doubtless making his testing debut for Ferrari on Wednesday on its Fiorano take a look at observe with the Scuderia’s F1-75 from 2022, joined by his new team-mate Charles Leclerc.
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