Previously, the commercial rights holder has placed tight restrictions on broadcasting of all video from within the confines of the circuit during testing.

But F1 is entering a new era following Liberty Media’s takeover, with the American company keen to exploit digital and social media.

It has emerged the teams were contacted by the commercial rights holder and informed they were permitted to shoot short-form video for use on the teams’ own social media channels.

Currently, the easing of the restrictions applies only for the first week of testing, which runs Monday to Thursday.

However, it is believed there will be further communication circulated in the near future regarding a clear set of content guidelines.

Lewis Hamilton said recently he is hoping new F1 owner Liberty Media will relax the rules on the use of social media by drivers when at a race.

The three-time world champion has been an advocate of using social media to connect with fans and on Monday tweeted…

Short-form videos posted

Teams have already uploaded a series of videos on Twitter over the course of the opening morning of the test, featuring cars leaving the garage, practice pitstops and short interviews.