By Editor on Thursday, January 17, 2013
Nico Rosberg, not team newcomer Lewis Hamilton, will give Mercedes’ 2013 single seater – the W04 – its track debut at Jerez early next month.
The German squad announced on Thursday that the new car will be launched at Jerez on February 4.
On that same day – the day before official winter test action begins at Jerez – Rosberg will give the car its ‘shakedown’ debut, Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport reports.
There is a limit of 100 kilometres for teams to conduct promotional work.
It is understood that Rosberg will drive the first 50km before handing the car over to Hamilton.
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