Pre-season testing for the 2025 F1 campaign gets underway in Bahrain next week and Red Bull has become the first of the 10 teams to confirm their driver run plan.
Reigning four-time champion Max Verstappen is first up for the Milton Keynes squad on the morning of Wednesday 26 February, before handing the RB21 over to Liam Lawson for the afternoon, as reported by Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf.
The 27-year-old will be in the cockpit for the entirety of the second day of the three-day test before his new team-mate again takes over for the final two sessions of running on Friday 28 February.
Red Bull will also be shaking down the RB21 on Tuesday 25 February at the Bahrain International Circuit during a private filming day.
Teams are allowed to use a filming day twice a year to complete 200 kilometres and is often used to test all the standard procedures of the new car. This will be especially important for Lawson, who will be less familiar to the Red Bull than Verstappen.
The six-time F1 constructors' champions will have to share the track that day with Mercedes, as the Brackley-based team has similar plans for the day prior to testing commencing.
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