(C) Twitter / @ @redbullracing

So what do you suppose pushing this little red button on the steering wheel of the RB11 is likely to do? We're not sure that Daniel Ricciardo or Dannil Kvyat have time to catch up with programmes on the BBC iPlayer, but we're also hoping that it doesn't unleash a pre-emptory nuclear strike on their rivals in the Formula One paddock either!

This intriguing detail was to be seen on the team's Twitter page with a message encouraging visitors to "Go on, push it" and accompanied by the hashtag #PushtheBoundaries. So - do you dare? Or shall we play safe and stick with the green button next to it? Decisions, decisions...

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.

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