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Mercedes shake down their W17 F1 2026 challenger at Silverstone.
Mercedes unveiled the first images of their 2026 F1 car on track in Silverstone, revealing the W17 challenger’s design and livery. George Russell and Kimi Antonelli conducted a shake down run, completing 67 laps and near 200km of mileage at a wet Silverstone. The trackside engineering director, Andrew Shovlin, stated they focused on safety and reliability during the shakedown. Following Audi, Cadillac, Racing Bulls, and Alpine, Mercedes became the fifth team to run their 2026 car on track, heading to Spain next for F1’s collective shakedown in Barcelona. With the hope of building on the successful first day, Mercedes will continue testing in Barcelona before the official pre-season tests in Bahrain.
