Bahrain F1 test: Leclerc tops second morning as Red Bull, Mercedes hit trouble
Ferrari quickest as rivals spend most of the morning in the garage
Mercedes will take the wraps off its 2017 W08 around midday today, and you can watch a 360-degree reveal live.
The car is being unveiled at Silverstone and Hamilton has already been out for a shakedown. It appears to show a different approach to those released so far, with closely packed rear and no thumb nose or sharkfin – yet.
The moment you’ve all been waiting for…
First laps =
See the 2017 beast up close in just under an hour – LIVE at 12:10 GMT #cantW08 pic.twitter.com/XbpfKbGreL
— Mercedes-AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) February 23, 2017
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