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F1 Tweets of the Week: snow driving, winter training and another furry friend

This edition of F1 Tweets of the Week includes several important announcements from the paddock as the teams and drivers continue their preparation...

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This edition of F1 Tweets of the Week includes several important announcements from the paddock as the teams and drivers continue their preparation for the new season.

A certain 18-year-old driver took an F1 car down a ski slope in Austria, the video predictably going viral; the world champion made another four-legged friend and it looks like we may already know what livery at least one team has chosen for the year ahead.

It was all captured on social media, so here are the JAonF1 team’s top picks:

Max Verstappen undertook the perilous task of driving a Red Bull demo car down an Austrian mountain – as you do.

https://twitter.com/redbullracing/status/687965663864860672?lang=en-gb

https://twitter.com/Max33Verstappen/status/687650974941474820

Former Williams development driver, Susie Wolff, launched her Dare to be Different campaign in conjunction with the UK’s Motor Sports Association, which is aimed at encouraging more women to get involved in motorsport.

https://twitter.com/Susie_Wolff/status/687609873287233536

Jenson Button asked his fans to vote for which helmet design he should use in 2016 – one based on his previous arrangement in 2013 or an update on the one he used last year. The result was overwhelmingly in favour of the 2013 version, which readers agreed with judging by the comments on the JAonF1 Facebook page.

https://twitter.com/JensonButton/status/687295403579015168

https://twitter.com/JensonButton/status/687296292721135617

https://twitter.com/JensonButton/status/687297271365545985

Valtteri Bottas was one of several drivers who continued their winter training, although he chose to do so in rather freezing conditions…

https://twitter.com/ValtteriBottas/status/686510282886266880

… as Jolyon Palmer warmed up for his first season in F1 with a run alongside his younger brother Will, the current BRDC Formula 4 champion…

https://twitter.com/JolyonPalmer/status/686569556500955136

… and after several days of training and then recovering in Mexico, Lewis Hamilton made sure to check on the progress of his furry new friends.

https://twitter.com/LewisHamilton/status/687950741449883648

Felipe Massa met South African rugby player, Victor Matfield – whose height may be a huge advantage in a lineout, but would play havoc with F1 aerodynamics.

https://twitter.com/WilliamsRacing/status/687730626712190978

Felipe Nasr went on a drive through the stunning landscape of Switzerland, although for an F1 driver, that is surely one unnecessary final hashtag.

https://twitter.com/SauberF1Team/status/687665580636303360

And finally, it looks like we know what colour scheme Renault will be running this year!

https://twitter.com/Lotus_F1Team/status/686640567145639937

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