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Just another Formula 1 trophy cabinet...

Mercedes has provided an inside peek into their headquarters in Northampton, including this impressive shot of the team's Formula 1 trophy case.

The photo accompanies a new The Steering Column blog entry on the Mercedes AMG F1 website. It talks about what it's like to work for a championship winning motorsports company.

"I work for a medium-sized engineering company in Northamptonshire, which ships high-tech products all round the world," the blog entry starts in playful fashion.

"There is nothing unusual about this. I could be describing one of thousands of factories and offices around the UK and beyond.

"What makes this place different is the sign that I pass as I drive into the factory each morning. The sign that reads Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team."

The article goes on to say that the job is by no means all glamour. In many ways is an office job much like any other, albeit with "an intense sense of camaraderie and shared purpose."

But the sight of that collection of trophies really does bring it home.

"It is just a job. But as I walk in through reception every morning, past Nico Rosberg's 2016 world championship winning car and a wall of trophies, I take a moment to remind myself that it's a pretty special job too..."

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Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.