Red Bull confirmed that the reigning world champion will get the first full day to take the RB18 around the Circuit de Catalunya on Wednesday, February 23. Team-mate Sergio Perez will follow Verstappen on Thursday before the pair split driving duties for the final day of testing on February 25.
According to a report by racingnews365.com, the final schedule for the last day is yet to be confirmed.
Meanwhile, during the launch event of the RB18, Max Verstappen confessed that he wasn’t feeling any extra pressure going into the season as the defending world champion. The 24-year-old said:
Max Verstappen spotted in secret shakedown of new Red Bull RB18
While Max Verstappen will get his first crack at the new RB18 in Bahrain on February 23, the Dutchman was already involved in a secret shakedown of the new car.
According to a report carried by Dutch publication De Telegraaf, the session was under 100 kilometers long and both Verstappen and Perez got an opportunity to drive.
The session gave a preview of the team’s actual car, as they displayed only a mock vehicle during the launch. At the launch, team principal Christian Horner even revealed that the car will change by the time the season starts in Bahrain. He said:
With the new technical regulations in place, it remains to be seen if Red Bull’s final product will be as competitive on the track as expected.
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