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Mercedes conducts test day at Barcelona

20 February 2012

Mercedes began its Barcelona programme on Sunday, enjoying the Circuit de Catalunya in a private test. The Brackley team had substituted its final day of Jerez, having been in Andalucía with its 2011 car for only three of the four days.

Mercedes' 2011 car in Jerez last week; the new model will be launched on Tuesday
Mercedes' 2011 car in Jerez last week; the new model will be launched on Tuesday

Following a shakedown run for the new F1 W03 at Silverstone last week, in which Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher completed between them the maximum possible 100 kilometres (62.2 miles) for a filming day, the squad headed back to Spain.

In Barcelona on Sunday, Schumacher drove in the morning and Rosberg in the afternoon, racking up a further 200 kilometres (124.3 miles) with the new car.

Official pre-season testing continues in Barcelona on Tuesday and can again be tracked live through the GPUpdate.net Live Test Report.

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