Mercedes has released a video of its new W09 F1 car being fired up for the first time at its factory in Brackley.
The Formula One season is not due to get underway until the season-opener in Australia on March 25, but teams are working hard to meet build deadlines ahead of the first official pre-season test later this month. The fire-up is a milestone in each team's preparations for the start of the season and Mercedes released a short clip of the moment via its social media channels.
Nervous energy fills the air. Twelve calendar months, a thousand man years in the making.