A quick reminder for the dates of this year’s Formula One winter test schedule. First up is Valencia this Tuesday:
- Valencia, 1–3 February
- Jerez, 10–13 February
- Barcelona, 18–21 February
- Bahrain, 3–6 March
In addition most teams will be revealing their cars in the next couple of days as well. The team we know from last year as Lotus, the team we know this year as Lotus Renault GP and Sauber are all scheduled to unveil their 2011 F1 cars later today (31 January).
Tomorrow, on the morning of the first official test session of the year (1 February), four more teams will show their cars for the first time: Mercedes GP, Red Bull Racing, Scuderia Toro Rosso and Williams.
McLaren will not show their car until after the Valencia test window has closed, they’re due to reveal their 2011 racer on 4 February. Virgin will be a few days later on 7 February.
HRT are expected to run at the first three tests using their 2010 car, with their 2011 car to be used at the final test window in Bahrain. The launch date for Force India is currently unknown.