Jan.17 (GMM) Nico Rosberg, not team newcomer Lewis Hamilton, will give Mercedes’ 2013 single seater – the W04 – its track debut at Jerez early next month.
The German squad announced on Thursday that the new car will be launched at Jerez on February 4.
On that same day – the day before official winter test action begins at Jerez – Rosberg will give the car its ‘shakedown’ debut, Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport reports.
The short 100 kilometre test will take place with demonstration Pirelli tyres, the report added.
