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Red Bull sets date for livery launch
Red Bull will reveal its new Formula 1 livery in the week before the first pre-season test, although its new car is not expected to break cover until it is run in Barcelona.
Jonathan Noble
Edited: Jan 21, 2016, 2:40 PM
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With the loss of title sponsor Infiniti, and the arrival of TAG Heuer as sponsor and engine naming partner, the Milton Keynes-based team will be running in slightly revised colours in 2016.
Max Verstappen ran with TAG Heuer branding on a Red Bull show car during a promotional event last week, but the definite final livery will only be unveiled at an event in London on February 17.
The decision to reveal the car means it is almost certain that Red Bull will not repeat its stunt from last year, when it ran in a special black and white testing livery.
Red Bull has not yet confirmed when its car will be officially launched, although it has recently done so on the morning of testing with a simple roll-out in the pitlane.
The first pre-season test takes place at Barcelona in Spain from February 22.
2016 F1 car launch dates
Team Engine Drivers Launch date 
Mercedes
Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton
Nico Rosberg
TBA 
Ferrari
Ferrari
Sebastian Vettel
Kimi Raikkonen
TBA Williams
Mercedes
Felipe Massa
TBA 
Red Bull
Renault
Daniil Kvyat
Daniel Ricciardo
February 17 (livery) 
Force India
Mercedes
Sergio Perez
Nico Hulkenberg
TBA Renault
Renault
Pastor Maldonado
Jolyon Palmer
February 3 (team launch) Toro Rosso
Ferrari
Max Verstappen
Carlos Sainz Jr.
TBA 
Sauber
Ferrari
Felipe Nasr
Marcus Ericsson
TBA McLaren
Honda
Jenson Button
Fernando Alonso
February 21 Manor Mercedes TBA
TBA February 22 
Haas
Ferrari
Romain Grosjean
Esteban Gutierrez
TBA
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