Spotlight: Duerksen Completes First Formula 1 Test for Mercedes in Portugal

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Joshua Dürksen (22) drove his first Formula 1 test. The Formula 2 driver with German roots has become the first Paraguayan in a Grand Prix racing car.

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Joshua Dürksen made his very first test at the wheel of a modern Formula 1. The Paraguayan driver in F2, a member of the Mercedes F1 development programme, completed a two-day programme in Portimão at the wheel of the 2025 W16, marking a historic moment for his country's motorsport. Joshua Dürksen gradually won in the lower categories of motorsport and has now firmly established his presence in Formula 2. The Paraguayan has (...)

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Joshua Durksen has completed his first ever F1 test in a Mercedes F1 car. He took part in a two-day test at the Algarve International Circuit (Portimão) in Portugal, becoming the first Paraguayan to drive a modern F1 car. The 22-year-old Mercedes F1 development driver drove the race-winning W16 E Performance, which will be used in the 2025 season. Over the two days, he completed 187 laps, covering a total of 875 km, equivalent to the distance of…

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The Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula 1 team has revealed that its development driver, Joshua Durksen, participated in a two-day test program using an older F1 car. Durksen, originally from Paraguay, […]

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Joshua Dürksen made history by becoming the first Paraguayan to drive a F1 single-seater by completing a testing program with the Mercedes team at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimão, Portugal. The Paraguayan, who has been a Mercedes development driver since the beginning of the year, managed for two days the W16 E [...]