Mercedes has pipped all its rivals by a considerable margin to be the first team to fire up its 2022 contender.
F1 teams usually bring their car to life in January as they ramp up preparations for pre-season testing, but Mercedes ignited its W13 well ahead of schedule.
That's a pretty good albeit unsurprising indication that the reigning world champions are well on top of things at Brackely regarding the production of their all-new car, designed to the specifications of Formula 1's new regulations.
As usual, the short video posted on social media offered no detail of Mercedes' 2022 car that will be raced by Lewis Hamilton and George Russell.
As a reminder, pre-season testing next season will include six days split between Barcelona and Bahrain.
Teams will take to the track at the Circuit de Catalunya on February 23-25, and then resume testing at Sakhir on March 11-13.
A new era of @F1 starts right here… 👊
Firing up our 2022 F1 car for the first time - the W13 is ALIVE. 🤩 pic.twitter.com/fphuaVp2dI
— Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) December 23, 2021
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