Weeks before the start of the new season and Mercedes have fired up their 2018 Formula 1 car, the W09, for the first time. The Brackley team, chasing a fifth successive championship double in 2018, took to social media to document the event. 'The W09 is more than a machine. It carries the passion and drive of an entire racing team. This is when it starts to become reality…' tweeted the team. Nervous energy fills the air. Twelve calendar months, a thousand man years in the making. And now, a first milestone passed. The W09 is more than a machine. It carries the passion and drive of an entire racing team. This is when it starts to become reality…#W09Countdown...
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