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McLaren will unveil their 2014 Formula One car, the Mercedes-powered MP4-29, in a digital-only online launch on Friday January 24, four days ahead of the first pre-season test of the year in Spain.
Images, videos and information about the car will be revealed to the public and media on the Woking team’s official website at 1200 hours GMT.
The news, which effectively confirms McLaren’s presence at the opening test of the year, comes a day after Lotus announced that they would not attend the four-day Jerez session and will instead launch their 2014 challenger ahead of the second test of the year in Bahrain.
Meanwhile, Mercedes, the 2013 constructors’ championship runners-up, confirmed plans to roll out their new car on the opening morning of the Jerez test on January 28.
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Caterham have announced that they will unveil their Renault-powered 2014 car on the morning of January 28, the first day of pre-season testing, in Jerez.
As well as the four-day Spanish session, the team confirmed they will also attend the other two pre-season tests in Bahrain, the first of which runs from February 19-22 and the second from February 27 - March 2.
Caterham, who are yet to announce their 2014 driver line-up, are the third team after McLaren and Mercedes to officially confirm their attendance at the Jerez test with their new car.
Lotus revealed on Monday that they will not attend the Spanish session and will instead debut their new machine, the E22, at the first of the Bahrain tests.
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There has been plenty of media speculation as to which teams will or won’t be present at the first pre-season test of 2014 in Spain later this month after Lotus announced they will not be debuting their new car until the Bahrain sessions in February.
Williams are the latest to confirm they will be at Jerez on for the opening four-day test at Jerez on January 28-31, after announcing on Twitter that they are entering build week with their Mercedes-powered FW36 machine.
Below are the important dates for your diary in the weeks leading up to the new season...
2014 car launches / roll-outs
Team Date Venue
McLaren January 24 Online
Mercedes January 28 Jerez, Spain
Caterham January 28 Jerez, Spain
Williams January 28 Jerez, Spain
Pre-season testing
Venue Provisional dates
Jerez, Spain January 28-31
Sakhir, Bahrain February 19-22
Sakhir, Bahrain February 27-March 2
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