The Mercedes Method 1 staff will host a 2026 launch occasion in the present day, Monday 2 February, after unveiling the livery of the W17 on Thursday 22 January on social media. Workforce principal Toto Wolff will likely be joined by drivers George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli, and others, to kick off the Brackley outfit’s season.
This comes forward of Bahrain testing on 11-13 February and 18-20 February. The primary race would be the Australian Grand Prix on 6-8 March.
Right here is every part it’s worthwhile to know to look at the Mercedes 2026 launch occasion stay.
When is the Mercedes 2026 F1 launch occasion?
Monday 2 February
Native time: 11:30 GMT
CET: 12:30
PST: 03:30
EST: 06:30
JST: 20:30
CST (China): 19:30
watch the Mercedes 2026 F1 launch occasion
The Mercedes 2026 F1 launch occasion will likely be streamed on the staff’s web site and YouTube channel (under).There may also be behind-the-scenes footage launched by way of the Brackley outfit’s social media channels.
Who will likely be on the Mercedes 2026 F1 launch occasion?
Each drivers, George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli, will likely be current on the launch occasion on 2 February alongside CEO and staff principal Toto Wolff. There will likely be a panel dialogue with the drivers, Wolff and reserve driver Fred Vesti.
Senior members of the technical management staff are additionally set to be current to stroll via the 2026 regulation modifications, and there will likely be a deep dive into the brand new sustainable fuels with Mercedes’ title and technical associate, PETRONAS, as properly.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
Photograph by: Mercedes AMG
Mercedes non-public testing
Mercedes concluded its third and remaining day of personal testing in Barcelona on Thursday 29 January.
“From a reliability perspective, it’s been a very good week for us,” Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin stated in a press launch. “The automotive has enabled us to run the programme precisely as we wished every of the three days and that’s what we hoped for coming right here to Barcelona.
“It’s a big testomony to the exhausting work of everybody at Brackley and Brixworth in bringing this automotive to life. We’ve additionally made good progress with a number of the challenges we noticed on days one and two and that’s pleasing.
“That stated, in Barcelona we have now solely actually been centered on proving out the W17. In Bahrain, we are going to swap to set-up exploration which you’ll’t do right here when it’s so chilly. That may give us a a lot better thought of the automotive’s relative talents as we progress in the direction of the 2026 season.”
Russell added: “It’s been one other respectable day and total, a constructive shakedown for us right here in Barcelona. The automotive feels good to drive however extra importantly, we’ve accomplished loads of mileage and had no main points. The minor points we’ve come throughout we’ve been capable of resolve which is the aim of such operating.
“The automotive is working properly however we all know that it’s not concerning the automotive working properly, it’s about how briskly it may go. We don’t have any indication of that but so we should wait till Bahrain till we get any indications of the relative pecking order. It’s very early days however we could be happy with this preliminary basis we have now put in place.
“It’s an thrilling time for our sport with probably some of the impactful laws modifications we’ve seen. It’s an honour to be representing Mercedes, notably as we mark the one hundred and fortieth anniversary of Carl Benz’s invention of the motor automotive in the present day. It’s fairly apt to be behind-the-wheel of such an revolutionary machine in the present day; I’m excited to proceed our journey in the direction of the season and look forward to going racing.”
Antonelli additionally stated on the finish of testing: “Total it has been a very good shakedown for us. We’ve had our personal points however that hasn’t hindered our operating an excessive amount of. We’ve accomplished a number of laps and in the present day, I used to be capable of drive for 90 extra within the morning session. That’s helpful mileage to assist construct our studying concerning the W17 and collect loads of knowledge. We centered on the C3 tyre in the present day however nonetheless on longer runs fairly than something efficiency associated. We had been capable of perceive a bit extra about how the automotive and the Energy Unit reacts to a couple completely different set-up choices.
“I’m now trying ahead to having just a few days to work with the staff and digest every part from Barcelona. I’m already trying ahead to being again within the automotive in Bahrain for the primary official check although and persevering with the journey in the direction of the beginning of the season. We’ll go there with a very good understanding of the automotive and hopefully we are able to hit the bottom operating as soon as once more.
“It’s very cool to be a part of the unbelievable historical past of Mercedes innovation, notably as we put this new automotive via its paces on the one hundred and fortieth anniversary of Carl Benz registering the patent for the motor automotive. We’re all proud to characterize the three-pointed star and I can’t wait to see how we proceed to innovate underneath these new laws within the months and years forward.”
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