Mercedes debuts F1 W06 at Silverstone

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Mercedes AMG F1 today completed a first day of running with its 2015 specification Formula One car during a short filming day at Silverstone before a blizzard ended filming.

The F1 W06 Hybrid, powered by the PU106B Hybrid Power Unit, first departed the garage at 13:13 this afternoon in icy conditions at the Northamptonshire circuit. Nico Rosberg and then Lewis Hamilton completed a total of 18 laps (47.2 km).

The team will now ready the F1 W06 Hybrid for its public track debut in Jerez on Sunday 1 February.