Red Bull to unveil new 2025 F1 challenger in Bahrain filming day
Red Bull will follow Mercedes and Aston Martin by staging a filming day at the Bahrain International Circuit, one day before the three-day pre-season testing kicks off in Manama.
According to a report by Motorsport.com, Red Bull will unveil its new car – the RB21 – at a filming day in Bahrain on February 25, one day before the start of Formula 1’s official pre-season testing.
After the inaugural F1 launch event that will take place in London on February 18, the F1 teams will make the trip to Bahrain for their final preparation for the 24-race season. The Bahrain International Circuit will host three days of pre-season testing in 2025 on February 26, 27 and 28.
The track has hosted pre-season testing on six separate occasions since 2009, with its consistent weather conditions, mixture of high and low-speed corners, and two long straights enabling F1 teams to gather maximum data for the campaign ahead.
Mercedes and Aston Martin are believed to intend to carry out a filming day on 25 February in Manama, performing vital checks a day before the official running begins. It has now emerged that Red Bull will join them in completing the first laps with their 2025 F1 car on the Sakhir circuit.
However, all teams will pull the covers off the livery of their new cars at the F1 75 event on 18 February at the O2 Arena in London.
The Sporting Regulations permit teams to carry out two filming days during a year when they are allowed 200km of running on Pirelli demonstration tyres.
